Coinage Act, 1891

SCHEDULE.

Denomination of Coin.

Standard Fineness.

Remedy Allowance.

Weight per Piece.

Millesimal Fineness.

Imperial Grains.

Metric Grams.

Gold:

Five-pound                             -

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Eleven twelfths fine gold, one twelfth alloy; or millesimal fineness 916·6.

{

1·00

0·06479

}

2

Two-pound                              -

0·40

0·02592

Sovereign                                -

0·20

0·01296

Half-sovereign                    -

0·15

0·00972

Silver:

Crown                                        -

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Thirty-seven fortieths fine silver, three-fortieths alloy; or millesimal fineness 925.

{

2·000

0·1296

}

4

Double-florin                       -

1·678

0·1087

Half-crown                             -

1·264

0·0788

Florin                     -                  -

0·997

0·0646

Shilling                 -                  -

0·578

0·0375

Sixpence               -

0·346

0·0224

Groat or Four-pence.

0·262

0·0170

Threepence                             -

0·212

0·0138

Twopence                                  -

0·144

0·0093

Penny                   -                      -

0·087

0·0056

Bronze:

Penny                      -                     -

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Mixed metal copper, tin and zinc.

{

2·91666

0·18899

}

None.

Halfpenny                                  -

1·75000

0·11339

Farthing               -                     -

0·87500

0·05669