{"id":"F2008B00128","name":"Currency Determination No. 7 of 1997","slug":"currency-determination-no-7-of-1997","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72597,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00128-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Currency Determination No. 7 of 1997","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nCurrency Act 1965\n\nCurrency Determination No. 7 of 1997\n\nI, CHARLES RODERICK KEMP, Assistant Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.\n\nDated 11 November 1997.\n\nC.R. KEMP\n\nAssistant Treasurer\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Determination may be cited as the Currency Determination No. 7 of 1997.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Determination commences on 1 January 1998.\n\nSpecification of coins\n\n3. This Determination specifies, for a coin of a kind having the denomination and standard composition specified in columns 1 and 2 in Part 1 of the Schedule, and a design specified in column 5 of that Part:\n\n(a) the standard weight, and allowable variation from that weight, specified for a coin of that kind in column 3 of that Part; and\n\n(b) the dimensions specified for a coin of that kind in column 4 of that Part.\n\nApplication of Determination\n\n4. This Determination does not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.\n\nSCHEDULE Clause 3\n\nPART 1—SPECIFICATIONS OF COIN\n\n```html\n

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Denomination

Standard

composition

Standard weight

and allowable

Dimensions

Design

variation (g)

(1)

Diameter

(mm)

(2)

Thickness

(mm)

(1)

Shape

(2)

Edge

(3)

Obverse

(4)

Reverse

50 cents

Copper and nickel

15.55 0.40

31.65

2.80

S3

E4

O5

R54

$1

Copper, aluminium and nickel

9.00 0.28

25.12

2.80

S1

E3

O5

R55

$1

Not less than 99.9% silver

11.66 0.24

25.12

2.80

S1

E3

O5

R55

31.635 0.50

40.60

4.00

S1

E1

O5

R56

31.635 0.50

40.60

4.00

S1

E1

O5

R57

$5

Copper, aluminium and nickel

28.00 0.80

38.90

3.50

S1

E1

O5

R58

$5

Austenitic stainless steel, copper, aluminium and nickel

10.60 0.50

28.12

2.60

S2

E4

O5

R59

\n```\n\nPART 2—EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS\n\n| Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |\n| -------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Shape | S1S2S3 | CircularRegular 24‑sided polygonDodecahedral |\n| Edge | E1E3E4 | Continuous milled14 segments, of which 7 are milled and 7 are plainPlain |\n\n \n\n| Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |\n| -------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Obverse | O5 | An effigy of the Queen, surrounded by the inscriptions:(a) “ELIZABETH II”; and(b) “AUSTRALIA”; and(c) “1998”. |\n| Reverse | R54 | An effigy of George Bass and an effigy of Matthew Flinders, superimposed on a representation of the South Eastern sector of the Australian mainland and the island of Tasmania showing the approximate route of their exploration of that sector, with the inscriptions:(a) “GEORGE BASS”; and(b) “MATTHEW FLINDERS”; and(c) “DISCOVERY OF BASS STRAIT”; and(d) “1798 ‑ 1998”; and(e) “50”. |\n| Reverse | R55 | An effigy of Howard Florey, with the inscriptions:(a) “HOWARD FLOREY CENTENARY”; and(b) “1 DOLLAR”; and(c) “C”, “S”, “M”, “B” or “A”; and(d) the monogram “HH”. |\n| Reverse | R56 | A representation of a hopping kangaroo surrounded by the inscriptions:(a) “C”; and(b) “1 OUNCE FINE SILVER”; and(c) “ONE DOLLAR”; and(d) the monogram “HH”. |\n| Reverse | R57 | A representation of New Parliament House, Canberra, above a representation of the reverse of a 1988 $5 coin, with the inscriptions:(a) “1988”; and(b) “1998”; and(c) “ONE DOLLAR”; and(d) the monogram “HH”. |\n| Reverse | R58 | A representation of a woman operating a pedal radio and, in the background, an aircraft in flight, with the inscriptions:(a) “ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR”; and(b) “70 YEARS OF SERVICE”; and(c) “DOLLARS 5”. |\n\n| Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |\n| -------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Reverse | R59 | A representation of a single‑engined bi‑plane with the crest of the Royal Flying Doctor Service above and the years 1928 and 1998, all enclosed in a circle which is surrounded by the inscriptions:(a) “70 YEARS OF THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE”; and(b) “5 DOLLARS”. |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument narrows to specifying technical and design standards for listed coins effective 1 January 1998. 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