The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 142] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1983/CHAITRA 4, 1905
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economic Affairs)
NOTIFICATIONS
New Delhi, the 18th March, 1983
S.O. 218 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by bub- 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) Those rules may be called the Coinage (Standard Weight and Remedy of the Coins of Twenty Paise of hexagonal shape and Ten Paise of eight scallops both containing Magnesium 3.5 to 4 per cent and Aluminium remainder) Rules, 1983.
2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publica- tion in the Official Gazette.1. Standard Weight and Remedy allowed on the 20 paise and 10 paise coins :—The standard weight of the coins of the following denominations, coined under the provisions of flection 6 of the 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
Remedy allowed
Standard weight
Denomina- tions
In composition In standard
weight
2.20 grammes
Twenty paise
S.O. 219(E>.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Coinage Act, 1906 (3 of 1906), the Central Government hereby determines that—
(a) the coins of the following denominations shall also be J .75 grammes
Ten paise
coined at the Mint for issue under the authority of the Central Government, namely :—
l/40th plus or minus l/40th plus or minus
Magnesium 3.5% to 4% Aluminium remainder Magnesium 3.5% to 4% Aluminium remainder
[No. F. 1/20(I)/81-Coin]
(i) Twenty paise, (il) Ten paise;
(b) the coins of the above denominations shall conform to the following dimensions, designs and composition, nameyy :—
Denomination Shape and outside Metal composition
diameter
Twenty paiso
Ten paise
Hexagonal. 26 milli- metre across corners and 24.5 millimetre across flats. Scalloped (8 scallops) 23 millimetre across scallops.
Al u minium-magnesium Magnesium 3.3% to 4% Aluminium re- mainder. Aluminium-magnesium Magnesium 3.5% to 4% Aluminium remainder.
Design Twenty paise Obverse:
Reverse :
This face of the coin shall bear ihe Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar with the legend "sRifjjsr <3[%rt" inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word 'V'.ff" and on the right periphery with the word "INDIA". This face of the coin shall bear the year of coinage and the denominational value "20" in international numerals in the foreground, flanked with the word "q$" a b o ve t he d e n o_
minational value and the word "PAISE" below the denominational ' value with some art work along the periphery.
Ten paise Obverse:
Reverse:
This face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar with the legend ' ' ^ j^ spflf" inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word "Trar" and on the right peri- phery with the word "INDIA" and with "BEADS" along the scallops on the periphery. This face of the coin shall bear the year of coin- age and the denominational value "10" in international numerals in the foreground, flanked with the word "ftj-. a b o vo t he de_
nominational value and the word "PAISE" below the denominational value with some artwork on the right and left sides of tho deno- minational value and "BEADS" along the srailnm on the ooriDherv.