REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
सत्यमेव जयते
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II - Section 3- Sub - section ( ii )
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NEW DELHI , WEDNESDAY , JULY 1 , 1964 / ASADHA to , 1886
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
( Department of Economic Affairs )
NOTIFICATIONS
New Delhi , the 1st July 1964
S.O. 2346.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Indian Coinage Act , 1906 ( 3 of 1906 ) , the Central Government hereby determines that coins of the denomination of 3 paise shall also be coined at the Mint for issue under the authority of the Central Government and that such coins shall conform to the following dimensions , design and metal composition , namely :-
(i) Dimension : -Hexagonal with rounded corners and unmilled rim , the dis- tance between opposite corners being 21 millimetres and across flats 19.5 millimetres ;
( ii ) Design : -Obverse : This face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capital of the Asoka Pillar with the words " Bharat " in Hindi and " India" in English inscribed thereon ;
Reverse : This face of the coin shall bear the year of coinage and the value of the coin in International numeral . In addition it shall also bear the Hindi rendering of the value of the coin namely तीन पैमे
above and the Ears of Corn on either side of the value in international numeral .
( iii ) Metal Composition : -Aluminium with 3.5 per cent to 4 per cent mag- nesium .
[No. F. 2 ( 18 ) -C & C / 62 ( i ) . ]
S.O. 2347. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub - section ( 1 ) of section 21 read with section 7 of Indian Coinage Act , 1906 ( 3 of 1906 ) , the Central Government hereby makes the following rule , namely : -
The standard weight of the coins of the denomination of 3 paise to be coined under the provisions of section 6 of the said Act shall be 125 grammes and the remedy allowed in the making of such coins shall not exceed 1/ 40th in weight .
[No. F. 2 ( 18 ) -C & C / 62- ( ii ) . ] Y. T. SHAH, Jt . Secy .
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