Section 1.
| Metal and Denomination | Standard Weight (grams) | Least Current Weight (grams) | Standard Fineness | Remedy Allowance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (grams) | Millesimal Fineness | ||||
| GOLD: | |||||
| Five pound | 39.94028 | 39.68935 | Eleven-twelfths fine gold, one-twelfth alloy; or millesimal fineness 916.66. | 0.06479 | 2 |
| Two pound | 15.97611 | 15.87574 | 0.02592 | ||
| Sovereign | 7.98805 | 7.93787 | 0.01296 | ||
| Half sovereign | 3.99402 | 3.96083 | 0.00972 | ||
| SILVER: | |||||
| Four new pence | 1.88506 | — | Thirty-seven-fortieths fine silver, three-fortieths alloy; or millesimal fineness 925. | 0.0170 | 5 |
| Three new pence | 1.41379 | — | 0.0138 | ||
| Two new pence | 0.94253 | — | 0.0093 | ||
| New penny | 0.47126 | — | 0.0056 | ||
| Metal and denomination | Standard weight (grams) | Standard Diameter (centimetres) | Standard composition | Remedy Allowance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (grams) | Diameter (millimetres) | Composition (per cent.) | ||||
| CUPRO-NICKEL: | ||||||
| Ten new pence | 11.31036 | 2.8500 | Three-quarters copper, one-quarter nickel. | .0646 | 0.125 | 2 |
| Five new pence | 5.65518 | 2.595 | .0375 | 0.125 | 2 | |
| BRONZE: | ||||||
| Two new pence | 7.12800 | 2.5910 | Mixed metal: copper, tin and zinc. | .1500 | 0.125 | — |
| New penny | 3.56400 | 2.0320 | .0750 | 0.125 | — | |
| New halfpenny | 1.78200 | 1.7145 | .0375 | 0.125 | — | |