COINAGE.

 

No. 86 of 1936.

An Act to amend the Coinage Act 1909.

[Assented to 7th December, 1936.]

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 and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Coinage Act 1936.

(2.) The Coinage Act 1909, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Coinage Act 1909–1936.


The Schedule.

2. The Schedule to the Coinage Act 1909 is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—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.

 

Grains.

Grams.

Grains.

Grams.

 

 

 

 

 

Gold—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown......

436.36363

28.27590

..

..

Thirty-seven fortieths fine silver, three-fortieths alloy or millesimal fineness 925

..

..

1 in 220

4

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—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penny.......

145.83333

9.44984

..

..

Mixed metal, copper, tin, and zinc

..

..

1 in 40

none”.

Halfpenny....

87.50000

5.66990

..

..

..

..

1 in 40