Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 7)
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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 7)
Currency Act 1965
I, WAYNE SWAN, Treasurer, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 17 December 2007
WAYNE SWAN
Treasurer
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2007 (No. 7).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Specifications of coin
For subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965, the item in Schedule 1 specifies:
(a) the denomination of a coin; and
(b) the coin’s standard composition; and
(c) the coin’s standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and
(d) the coin’s dimensions; and
(e) the coin’s design.
4 Application of Determination
The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
Schedule 1 Specifications of coin
(section 3)
| Item 1 | $5 coin |
|---|---|
| Denomination | $5 |
| Standard composition | Copper, zinc, aluminium and tin |
| Standard weight and allowable variation | 20.00 g ± 0.50 g |
| Maximum diameter | 38.90 mm |
| Maximum thickness | 2.65 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Fully milled |
| Obverse design | An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the initials ‘IRB’, surrounded by the inscriptions:(a) ‘ELIZABETH II’; and(b) ‘AUSTRALIA 2008’. |
| Reverse design | A design consisting of:(a) a representation of a man holding a cricket bat; and(b) a designer’s mark resembling a ‘G’; and(c) the inscriptions:(i) ‘SIR DONALD BRADMAN – ANOTHER CENTURY’; and(ii) ‘FIVE DOLLARS’. |