SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Specifications of Coins

Section 1.

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

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

PART IICUPRO-NlCKEL and BRONZE COINS

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

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