Section 1 - Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 4) - Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 4)

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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 4)1

Currency Act 1965

I, NICK SHERRY, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, make this Determination under subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 15 May 2008

NICK SHERRY

Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2008 (No. 4).

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, each item in Schedule 1 specifies:

(a) the coin’s standard composition; and

(b) the coin’s standard weight, and the allowable variation from that weight; and

(d) 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	Not less than 99.9% silver
Standard weight andallowable variation	36.31 g ± 0.54 g
Maximum diameter	38.94 mm
Maximum thickness	3.50 mm
Shape	Circular
Edge	Continuously 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) in the centre — a representation of an aeroplane window:(i) framing a representation of an Airbus A380 aeroplane pointing roughly right; and(ii) partially obscured by a representation of an Airbus A380 aeroplane pointing roughly left; and(iii) above the inscription ‘ 5 DOLLARS’ and a designer’s mark of initials ‘WP’; and(b) around the outside — the inscription ‘AVIATION HISTORY – AIRBUS A380’.
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