The Coinage of the Five Rupees Coins containing Nickel Brass Rules, 2011
Published vide Notification New Delhi, the 10th May, 2011
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G.S.R. 375(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-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 :-
- Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Coinage of the Five Rupees coins containing Nickel Brass Rules, 2011.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
- Standard weight and remedy allowed.- The Standard weight of the coin of Five Rupees denomination coined under the provision of Section 6 of the Coinage Act, 1906, and the remedy allowed in making of such coin shall be as specified in the Table below, namely :-
Table
| Denomination | Standard Weight | Remedy allowed in composition | Remedy allowed in Standard Weight |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Five Rupees | Six Grams | 1/100 plus or minus for Copper and Zinc, that is to say, Copper could vary from 74% to 76% and Zinc from 19% to 21% and 1/200th plus or minus for Nickel that is to say Nickel could vary from 4.5% to 5.5% | 1/40th plus or minus, that is to say, the weight could vary from 5.85 grams to 6.15 grams. |
