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REGISTERED NO. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 211] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1973/SRAVANA 20, 1895

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Economic Affairs) NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 10th August-, 1973

S-O. 432(E) —In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Indian Coinage Act, 1906 (3 of I9o6)the Central Government hereby determines that the coins of the following denomi- nations shall also be coined at the Mintf or issue under the authority of the Central Government and that such coins shall conform to the following dimensions, designs and composition, namely:—

Denomination of the coin Shape and outside

Metal composition

diameter

Number of scrrations

200

Twenty Rupees

Circular 44 millimetres

Quarternary alloy; Silver 50%, Copper 40% Nickel 5% and Zinc 5%

180

Ten Rupees

Circular 39 millimetres

Quartcrnary alloy; Silver 50%, Copper 40% Nickel 5% and Zinc 5%.

Fifty Paise

Circular 24 millimetres

Cupro-Nickel ; Copper 75% and Nickel 23%.

205 (Security edged)

(1279)

Designs :

ao Rupus —

Obverse

This face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar flanked on the left upper periphery with the word '^ W" in Hindi and on the right upper periphery with the word "INDIA" in English. It shall also bear the denominational value "20" in international numerals flanked on the left lower periphery with the word"3T

Reverse :

This face of the|coin shall have a development oriented design coin sisting of a vertical central tablet with the Legend ' 'wfWW ST?^'

:?*rrjff"in Hindi and "Grow More Food" in English. The centra tablet shall be encircled by two ears of corns with the year ol 1 ssue "1973" in internationl numerals appearing at the bottom of the tablet in between the two ears of corns. The whole design shall be enclosed in a circle,

lo Rupees —

Obverse :

. This face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capital of Ashoka PiUar flanked on the left upper periphery with the word"*nTcT " in Hindi and on the right upper periphery with the word "INDIA" in English. It shall also bear the denominational value "10" in international numerals flanked on the left lower periphery with the word '^T$"in Hindi and on the right lower periphery with the word "Rupees" in English.

Reverse :

. This face of the coin "hall have a development oriented design con' sisting of a vertical central tablet with the Legend "STfEpfT VfTH

;?*rr?fr 'in Hindi and "Grow More Food" in English. The central tablet shall be encircled bytwo ears of corns with the year of issue "1973" in international numerals appearing at the bottom of the tablet in between the two ears of corns. The whole design shall be enclosed in a circle.

50 Poise —

Qbverae :

This side of the coin Bhall bear the Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar flanked on the left upper periphery with the word "VfiTft" in Hindi and on the right upper periphery with the word "INDIA" In English. It shall also bear the denominational value "50" in international numerals flanked on the left lower periphery with the word "Tff" in Hindi and on the right lower periphery with the word "Paise" in English.

Reverse —

This side of the coin shall have a development oriented design con- sisting of a vertical centrl tablet with the legcnd "srfg""p Vfci

^TSTf" in Hindi and "Grow More Food" in English. The centra¹ tablet shall be encircled by two ears of corns with the year of issue "1973" in international numerals appearing at the bottom of the tablet in between the two ears of corns. The whole design shall be enclosed in a circle.

2. This notification shall come into force on 15th AugUBt, 1973.

[No. F, 1/51'72-Coin CD]

S- O 433 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 21 read with section 7 of the Indian Coinage Act, 1906 (3 of 1906), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :—

1. Short titk and commencement :

(1) These rules may be called the Indian Coinage Rules, 1973.

(2) They shall come into force on the 15th day of August, 1973.

2. Standard wdght and remtdy allowed :—

The standard weight of the following coins, coined under the provisions of section 6 of the Indian Coinage Act, 1906 (3 of 1906), and the remedy allowed in the making of such coins shall be as specified in the table below :—

TABLE

Weight

Remedy allowed

. Denomination

S No.

in composition

in weight

(41

(3)

( i)

W

Two thousandth plug or minus

Twenty Rupees

1

• 30

for silver i. e. the silver con- tents could vary from 498 to 502 per thousand.

i/iooth plus or minus i.e. the weight could vary from 29-700 grammes to 30- 300 grammes.

. 23-50

Ten Rupees

2

grammes

Two thousandth plus or minus for silver i.e. the silver con- tents could vary from 498 to 502 per thousand.

i/iooth plus or minus i.e. the weight could vary from 22- 275 grammes to 22-725 grammes.

5 grammes One hundredth plus or minus

Fifty Paise

3

for both copper and nickel, i.e. copper could vary from 74%to 76% and nickel from 24% to 26%.

1/40th plus or minus i.e. the weight could vary from 4- 875 grammes to 5 • 125 grammes.

[No. F. i/5i/72-Coin(ii)]

J. S. BAIjALJt. Secy.

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