Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 4)
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Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 4)1
Currency Act 1965
I, NICK SHERRY, Assistant Treasurer, make this Determination under paragraph 13 (2) (a) and subsection 13A (1) of the Currency Act 1965.
Dated 22 June 2009
NICK SHERRY
Assistant Treasurer
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination 2009 (No. 4).
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Definition
In this Determination:
Act means the Currency Act 1965.
4 Specification of standard composition for coin denomination already specified in Act
For paragraph 13 (2) (a) of the Act, the Act has effect, on and after the day on which this Determination commences, as if the reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite the reference to the denomination ‘Ten dollars’, to the standard composition of coins of that denomination included a reference to the standard composition ‘At least 99.99% gold’.
5 Specification of coins
For subsection 13A (1) of the Act, each item in Schedule 1 specifies, for a coin having the denomination and standard composition mentioned in the item:
(a) the coin’s standard weight; and
(b) the allowable variation from that standard weight; and
(c) the coin’s dimensions; and
(d) the coin’s design.
6 Application of Determination
The specifications in Schedule 1 do not affect any other determination of the specifications of a coin.
Schedule 1 Specifications of coins
(section 5)
| Item 1 | $5 coin |
|---|---|
| Denomination | $5 |
| Standard composition | At least 99.9% silver |
| Standard weight and allowable 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 2010’. |