{"id":"F2008B00115","name":"Currency Determination No. 4 of 1996","slug":"currency-determination-no-4-of-1996","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72461,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00115-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency Determination No. 4 of 1996","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nCurrency Act 1965\n\nCurrency Determination No. 4 of 1996\n\nI, JAMES ROBERT SHORT, Assistant Treasurer, acting for the Treasurer, make the following Determination under subsection 13A(1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\nDated 23 September 1996.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 4 of 1996.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Determination commences on 27 September 1996.\n\nApplication of the Determination\n\n3. This Determination does not affect any other determination of the specifications or design of a coin.\n\nSpecifications and designs of $5 silver coins\n\n4\\. (1) This clause sets out the specifications and designs of 5 coins of the denomination of $5 the standard composition of which includes not less than 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal.\n\n(2) The shape of each coin is circular.\n\n(3) The edge of each coin is milled.\n\n(4) The standard weight of each coin is 35.79 grams.\n\n(5) A variation of 0.63 grams from the standard weight is allowed.\n\n(6) The diameter of each coin is 38.90 millimetres.\n\n(7) The thickness of each coin is 3.50 millimetres.\n\n(8) The obverse of each coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of the Queen; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"ELIZABETH II'; and\n\n(ii) \"AUSTRALIA\"; and\n\n(iii) \"1996\".\n\n(9) The reverse of the first coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of Tom Roberts against a background of his painting \"Shearing the Rams\"; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"5 DOLLARS\"; and\n\n(ii) \"Tom Roberts\".\n\n(10) The reverse of the second coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of Henry Lawson against a background representation of a book open at the page where the poem \"To My Friend\" is inscribed; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"5 DOLLARS\"; and\n\n(ii) \"Henry Lawson\".\n\n(11) The reverse of the third coin bears:\n\n(a) an effigy of Dame Nellie Melba; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"5 DOLLARS\" and\n\n(ii) \"Dame Nellie Melba\".\n\n(12) The reverse of the fourth coin bears:\n\n(a) a representation of a stockman on a horse;\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"5 DOLLARS\" and\n\n(ii) \"Stockman\".\n\n(13) The reverse of the fifth coin bears:\n\n(a) a representation of 2 horses racing; and\n\n(b) the inscriptions:\n\n(i) \"5 DOLLARS\" and\n\n(ii) \"Horse Racing\".\"","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not broaden or revoke other coin specifications; it adds prescriptive specifications for five $5 silver coins only (see cl.3 and cl.4). The Determination therefore changes the design/specification set by introducing these five coins but does not expand the Determination's legal reach beyond specifying manufacture and design requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical scope confined to physical and design specifications for five coins (cl.4).","Precise numeric tolerances and measurements increase technical specificity (cl.4(4)–(7), (5)).","Multiple distinct reverse designs require separate artistic/production implementation (cl.4(9)–(13)).","Explicit preservation of other determinations limits legal interaction but requires cross‑checking (cl.3).","Low administrative discretion: specifications are prescriptive rather than standards-based, reducing interpretive complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the physical specifications and approved obverse/reverse designs for five $5 silver coins (standard 92.5% silver) and fixes weight, diameter, thickness and permissible weight tolerance (cl.4). It affects the Mint and any party producing, issuing or identifying these coins because it creates binding design and manufacture standards used for minting, quality control and official recognition."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination serves exactly its original purpose: specifying the physical characteristics of particular commemorative coins. It has not expanded beyond this narrow technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward sequential structure with no cross-references to other legislation","Only 5 defined elements (the five coin designs) with no interpretive section","Simple arithmetic conditions (weight tolerances) with no nested logic","Single purpose instrument with no exceptions or exemptions","Minimal conditional language—mostly declarative statements of specifications"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises the Royal Australian Mint to strike five commemorative $5 sterling‑silver coins (1996) and prescribes their exact physical specs—weight, dimensions, circular milled edge—and required obverse and reverse inscriptions and imagery. \n\nIt mainly affects the Mint and collectors, ensuring uniformity, authenticity and quality for these collectible silver issues."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-4-of-1996","history":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-4-of-1996/history","analysis":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-4-of-1996/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-4-of-1996/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-4-of-1996/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/currency-determination-no-4-of-1996/documents"}}