COINAGE.
No. 25 of 1947.
An Act to amend the Coinage Act 1909–1936.
[Assented to 10th June, 1947.]
[Date of commencement, 8th July, 1947.]
BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Coinage Act 1947.
(2.) The Coinage Act 1909–1936, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Coinage Act 1909–1947.
The Schedule.
2. The Schedule to the Coinage Act 1909–1936 is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—
“SCHEDULE.
Denomination of Coin. | Standard Weight. | Least Current Weight. | Standard Fineness. | Remedy Allowance. | |||||
Imperial Weight. | Metric Weight. | Imperial Weight. | Metric Weight. | Weight per Piece. | Proportion of Weight applicable to tests of 1,000 Pieces In Bulk. | Millesimal Fineness. | |||
Imperial Grains. | Metric Grams. | ||||||||
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Gold— |
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Five pound....... | 616.37239 | 39.94028 | 612.50000 | 39.68935 | Eleven-twelfths fine gold, one-twelfth alloy; or millesimal fineness 916.6 | 1.00 | 0.06479 | .. | 2 |
Two pound....... | 246.54895 | 15.97611 | 245.00000 | 15.87574 | 0.40 | 0.02592 | .. | ||
Sovereign........ | 123.27447 | 7.98805 | 122.50000 | 7.93787 | 0.20 | 0.01296 | .. | ||
Half-sovereign..... | 61.63723 | 3.99402 | 61.12500 | 3.96083 | 0.15 | 0.00972 | .. | ||
Silver— |
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Crown.......... | 436.36363 | 28.27590 | .. | .. | One-half fine silver, one-half alloy; or millesimal fineness 500 | .. | .. | 1 in 220 | 5 |
Florin........... | 174.54545 | 11.31036 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 in 175 | ||
Shilling.......... | 87.27272 | 5.65518 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 in 150 | ||
Sixpence......... | 43.63636 | 2.82759 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 in 125 | ||
Threepence....... | 21.81818 | 1.41379 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 in 100 | ||
Bronze— |
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Penny........... | 145.83333 | 9.44984 | .. | .. | Mixed metal, copper, tin and zinc | .. | .. | 1 in 40 | none”. |
Half-penny....... | 87.50000 | 5.66990 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 in 40 | ||