Currency Determination No. 6 of 1999
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Currency Determination 1999 (No. 6)
I, JOE HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 9 November 1999.
JOE HOCKEY Minister for Financial Services and Regulation
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Currency Determination 1999 (No. 6)
made under the
Currency Act 1965
Contents
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1 Name of Determination
2 Commencement
3 Specification of coins
4 Application of Determination
Schedule 1
Part 1 Specifications of coins
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
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1 Name of Determination
This Determination is Currency Determination 1999 (No. 6).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on gazettal.
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.
Schedule 1
(section 3)
Part 1 Specifications of coins
- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6
- Item Denomination Standard composition Standard weight and allowable variation (g) Dimensions Design
- (1) Diameter (mm) (2) Thickness (mm) (1) Shape (2) Edge (3) Obverse (4) Reverse
- 101 $5 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E5 O15 R224
- 102 $5 99.9% silver 31.635 ± 0.500 40.60 4.00 S1 E5 O15 R225
- 103 $100 99.9% gold 10.021 ± 0.020 25.10 2.40 S1 E1 O15 R226
Part 2 Explanation of symbols
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Design Feature | Symbol | Explanation |
| 201 | Shape | S1 | Circular |
| 202 | Edge | E1 | Continuously milled |
| 203 | Edge | E5 | Plain edge with the inscription ‘GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD’ (twice appearing) evenly spaced around the edge to read with the reverse of the coin facing up. |
| 204 | Obverse | O15 | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the monogram ‘IRB’, surrounded by:<br>(a) the inscriptions:<br> (i) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and<br> (ii) ‘AUSTRALIA 2000’; and<br>(b) an inscription stating, in arabic numerals, the amount, in dollars, of the denomination of the coin, followed by the word ‘DOLLARS’. |
| 205 | Reverse | R224 | A circle, immediately inside the rim, comprising:<br>(a) a representation of Australian flora; and<br>(b) a tablet enclosing:<br> (i) the inscription ‘Sydney 2000’; and<br> (ii) a representation of the Olympic rings in Olympic colours;<br>that, in turn, surround:<br>(c) a representation of a kookaburra sitting on a eucalyptus branch with a worm in its beak; and<br>(d) the letter ‘P’ or ‘C’. |
| 206 | Reverse | R225 | A circle, immediately inside the rim, comprising:<br>(a) representations of different weather conditions, including clouds, sun, rain, a rainbow and hail; and<br>(b) the letter ‘P’ or ‘C’; and<br>(c) a tablet enclosing:<br> (i) the inscription ‘Sydney 2000’; and<br> (ii) a representation of the Olympic rings in Olympic colours;<br>that, in turn, surround a representation of a flock of birds flying over Sydney Harbour, with an artificial structure depicted in the foreground. |
| 207 | Reverse | R226 | A circle, immediately inside the rim, comprising:<br>(a) 15 tablets of varying sizes, each enclosing an abstract representation of an Olympic sport; and<br>(b) a tablet enclosing:<br> (i) the inscription ‘Sydney 2000’; and<br> (ii) a representation of the Olympic rings;<br>that, in turn, surround:<br>(c) the inscription ‘ACHIEVEMENT’; and<br>(d) a representation of a person placing a medal around the neck of an Olympic competitor; and<br>(e) the letter ‘P’. |