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Currency Determination No. 6 of 1998

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Currency Determination No. 6 of 1998 prescribes the technical specifications (composition, weight, tolerances, dimensions, design) for a coin via Schedule 1, commences 16 Oct 1998, and makes targeted amendments to three earlier determinations in Schedule 2. It alters legal coin standards and affects parties required to meet them, but does not name enforcers, allocate costs, or set compliance procedures.

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1 Name of determination

This determination is Currency Determination No. 6 of 1998.

2 Commencement

This determination commences on 16 October 1998.

3 Specification of coins

This determination specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition specified in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, the standard weight, the allowable variation from that weight, the dimensions and the design specified in columns 4, 5 and 6 of that Part.

4 Application of determination

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

5 Amendment of Currency Determinations

(1) Currency Determination No. 5 of 1995 is amended as set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2.

(2) The Schedule to Currency Determination No. 1 of 1998 is amended as set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2.

(3) The Schedule to Currency Determination No. 4 of 1998 is amended as set out in Part 3 of Schedule 2.

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