THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC.3(i)]

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Economic Affairs)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, (he 17th January, 2001

G.S.R. 25 (E).— in

exercise of the powers

conferred by

SLLb-section (1) of section 21, read with section 7 of the Coinage Act,

1906 (3 of 1906), the Central Government

hereby makes

the following

rules, namely :-

1.

Short title and commencement :- (1) These rules may be called the

Coinage (Standard

Weight and Remedy

of Commemorative Coins) of the

Fifty Rupees(containing Silver 50%, Copper 40%, Nickel 5% and Zinc 5%),

Five Rupees and Two Rupees (containing

Copper

75% and Nickel 25%)

coined to commemorate the occasion of "Golden Jubilee of Republic"

Rules, 2001.

(2)

They

shall

come

into

force on

the

date

of

their

publication in the Official Gazette.

2.

Definition

:-

In these rules "Act" means the

Coinage Act,

1906 (3 of 1906) .

3^

Standard

Weight

and

Remedy allowed on

coins

of

certain

denominations coined to commemorate the occasion of "Golden Jubilee of

Republic".

The

Standard

weight

of the coins

of

the

following

denominations

coined

under the provisions of section 6

of the

Act, to commemorate the occasion of^llGolden Jubilee of Republic" and

the remedy allowed in making of such coins shall be as

specified in

the Table below :-

TABLE

Denomination

1

Fifty Rupees

Five Rupees

Two Rupees

Standard

weight

2

22.SGrams

9 Grams

6 Grame

Remedy Allowed

In composition

3

1/500 plus or minus

for Silver that is

to say that

the

Silver contents could

Vary from 498 to 502

per one thousand.

1/100 plus or minus

both for Copper and

Nickel, that is to

say,

the

Copper

could

vary

from

74% to 76% and the

Nickel from 24% to

26%.

1/100 plus or minus

both for Copper and

Nickel, that is to

say, the

Copper

could

vary

from

74% to 76% and the

Nickel from 24% to

26%.

In standard weight

4

l/40th plus or minus,

that

is

to

say,

the

weight

could

vary

from 21.9375

grams

to

23.0625

grams.

1/40th plus or minus,

that.

is

to

say,

the

weight

could

vary

from

8.775

grams

to

9.225

grams.

l/40th plus or minus,

that is

to

say,

the

weight

could

vary

from

5.850

grams

to

6.150

grams.

[F. No.7/1/2000-Coin II (])]

L. R. SHAHDADPURI, Under Secy.

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