Coinage Act 1971

SCHEDULES

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1 Specifications of Coins

PART I Gold 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 II CUPRO-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	—

Section 12(2).

SCHEDULE 2 Enactments referring to Silver Coin

• Section 1 of the [1830 c. 68.] Carriers Act 1830.

• The [1845 c. 37.] Bankers (Ireland) Act 1845.

• The [1845 c. 38.] Bank Notes (Scotland) Act 1845.

• Section 42 of the [1876 c. 36.] Customs Consolidation Act 1876.

• Section 3(2) of the [1928 c. 13.] Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928.

• Section 3 of the [1928 c. 15.] Bankers (Northern Ireland) Act 1928.

• The [1936 c. 16.] Coinage Offences Act 1936.

Section 13.

SCHEDULE 3 Enactments Repealed

Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
33 & 34 Vict. c. 10.	The Coinage Act 1870.	The whole Act.
54 & 55 Vict. c. 72.	The Coinage Act 1891.	The whole Act.
10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 3.	The Coinage Act 1920.	The whole Act.
15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 29.	The Gold Standard Act 1925.	In section 1, subsection (1) and, in subsection (2), the words " So long as the preceding subsection remains in force ".
21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 46.	The Gold Standard (Amendment) Act 1931.	In section 1(1) the words " notwithstanding that subsection (1) of the said section remains in force ".
9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 74.	The Coinage Act 1946.	The whole Act.
1967 c. 47.	The Decimal Currency Act 1967.	Section 2.
		Section 3.
		Schedule 1.
		Schedule 2.
1969 c. 19.	The Decimal Currency Act 1969.	Section 1.
		Section 14.
		Section 15.
		Section 16(2).
		Schedule 3.