Section 1 - Currency Determination No. 6 of 1997 - Currency Determination No. 6 of 1997

Commonwealth of Australia

Currency Act 1965

Currency Determination No. 6 of 1997

I, CHARLES RODERICK KEMP, Assistant Treasurer, acting for the Treasurer, make the following Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 16 September 1997.

C.R. KEMP

Assistant Treasurer

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Citation

This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 6 of 1997.

Commencement

This Determination commences on 19 November 1997.

Specifications of coins

This Determination specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in columns 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the Schedule, the standard weight, and allowable variation from that weight, the dimensions and the design mentioned in columns 3, 4 and 5 of that Part.

Application of Determination

This Determination does not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.

SCHEDULE Clause 3

PART 1—SPECIFICATIONS OF COIN

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:66.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:55.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:69.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 3</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:99.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 4</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:154.7pt; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 5</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:66.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Denomination</span></p></td><td style="width:55.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Standard</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">composition</span></p></td><td style="width:69.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Standard weight</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">and allowable</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:99.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Dimensions</span></p></td><td colspan="4" style="width:154.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Design</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:66.9pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:55.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:69.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">variation (g)</span></p></td><td style="width:46pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">(1)</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Diameter</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">(mm)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">(2)</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Thickness</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">(mm)</span></p></td><td style="width:26.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">(1)</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Shape</span></p></td><td style="width:27.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">(2)</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Edge</span></p></td><td style="width:41.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">(3)</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Obverse</span></p></td><td style="width:35.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">(4)</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Reverse</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:66.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">$1</span></p><p style="text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:55.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">99.9% silver</span></p></td><td style="width:69.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4pt; padding-left:4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">31.635 </span><span style="font-family:Symbol, serif; font-size:10pt"></span><span style="font-size:10pt"> 0.500</span></p></td><td style="width:46pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">40.60</span></p></td><td style="width:45.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">4.00</span></p></td><td style="width:26.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">S1</span></p></td><td style="width:27.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">E1</span></p></td><td style="width:41.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4pt; padding-left:4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">O1</span></p></td><td style="width:35.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.62pt; padding-left:3.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; line-height:10pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">R53</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Design Feature	Symbol	Explanation
Shape	S1	Circular
Edge	E1	Milled
Obverse	O1	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscriptions:(a) “ELIZABETH II”; and(b) “AUSTRALIA”; and(c) “1 DOLLAR”;that, in turn, surround an effigy of the Queen.
Reverse	R53	A circle of raised beads, immediately inside the rim, enclosing the inscriptions:(a) “THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 1OZ. 999 SILVER”; and(b) “1997”;that, in turn, surround:(c) a representation of a kookaburra, and young, in the hollow of a tree; and(d) a smaller circle enclosing, in gold cameo, a representation of a giant panda and bamboo.