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Coinage Act 1971

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Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1Specifications of Coins

PART IGold Coins and Silver Coins of Queen's Maundy Money

Metal and DenominationStandard Weight (grams)Least Current Weight (grams)Standard FinenessRemedy Allowance
Weight (grams)Millesimal Fineness
GOLD:
Five pound39.9402839.68935Eleven-twelfths fine gold, one-twelfth alloy; or millesimal fineness 916.66.0.064792
Two pound15.9761115.875740.02592
Sovereign7.988057.937870.01296
Half sovereign3.994023.960830.00972
SILVER:
Four new pence1.88506Thirty-seven-fortieths fine silver, three-fortieths alloy; or millesimal fineness 925.0.01705
Three new pence1.413790.0138
Two new pence0.942530.0093
New penny0.471260.0056

PART IICUPRO-NlCKEL and BRONZE COINS

Metal and denominationStandard weight (grams)Standard Diameter (centimetres)Standard compositionRemedy Allowance
Weight (grams)Diameter (millimetres)Composition (per cent.)
CUPRO-NICKEL:
Ten new pence11.310362.8500Three-quarters copper, one-quarter nickel..06460.1252
Five new pence5.655182.595.03750.1252
BRONZE:
Two new pence7.128002.5910Mixed metal: copper, tin and zinc..15000.125
New penny3.564002.0320.07500.125
New halfpenny1.782001.7145.03750.125

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