LegalizeCoinage (Amendment) Act , 1966
1 Principal Act.
1.—In this Act “the Principal Act” means the Coinage Act, 1950.
2 Amendment of Principal Act.
2.—The Principal Act is hereby amended—
(a) by inserting in subsection (1) of section 5 “, and a silver coin in respect of the year 1966,” after “The Minister may provide cupro-nickel and bronze coins”,
(b) by adding to the Second Schedule, in the appropriate columns, the particulars set out in the Schedule to this Act, and
(c) by inserting in subsection (1) of section 12 “, in the case of a tender made in silver coins issued in respect of the year 1966, one hundred shillings and, in any other case,” after “shall be legal tender for the payment of an amount not exceeding”.
3 Short title and collective citation.
3.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Coinage (Amendment) Act, 1966.
(2) The Principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Coinage Acts, 1950 and 1966.
SCHEDULE
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denomination of Coin | Standard Weight | Standard Composition | Fractional value in relation to the Irish pound | Remedy Allowance (applicable to tests of 1,000 pieces in bulk) | ||
| Imperial weight grains | Metric weight grams | Proportion of weight | Composition | |||
| Silver coin in respect of the year 1966. | ||||||
| Ten shillings | 280 | 18.144 | 83 per cent. fine silver and 16 per cent. copper | one-half | 1 in 800 | 0.3 per cent. |
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