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COINAGE ACT, 1926

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SCHEDULE.

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Standard Weight

Remedy Allowance

Denomination of Coin.

Imperial Weight Grams

Metric Weight Grams

Standard Fineness

Fractional Value in relation to the Sovereign

Proportion of Weight (applicable to tests of 1,000 pieces in bulk)

Millesimal Fineness

Silver:

Half-Crown

218.18181

14.13795

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75 per cent. fine silver and 25 per cent. alloy (copper).

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One-eighth

1 in 180

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4 Milliemes

Florin

174.54545

11.31036

One-tenth

1 in 175

Shilling

87.27272

5.65518

One-twentieth

1 in 150

Nickel:

Sixpence

70

4.53593

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Pure nickel

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One-fortieth

1 in 125

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Threepence

50

3.23995

One-eightieth

1 in 100

Bronze:

Penny

145.83333

9.44984

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Bronze, made up of 95½ per cent. copper, 3 per cent. tin, and 1½ per cent. zinc.

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One-two hundred and fortieth

1 in 40

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Halfpenny

87.50000

5.66990

One-four hundred and eightieth

1 in 40

Farthing

43.75000

2.83495

One-nine hundred and sixtieth

1 in 40