The Coinage of the Five Rupees coined to commemorate the occasion of "Lal Bahadur Shastri Birth Centenary (1904-2004)" Rules, 2007
Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 47(E), dated 17th January, 2008
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Ministry of Finance
(Department of Economic Affairs)
G.S.R. 47(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 coined to commemorate the occasion of "Lal Bahadur Shastri Birth Centenary (1904-2004)" Rules, 2007.
(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 Five Rupees denomination, coined under the provisions of Section 6 of the Coinage Act, 1906 (3 of 1906) and the remedy allowed in making of such coin to commemorate the occasion of "Lal Bahadur Shastri Birth Centenary" shall be as specified in the Table below, namely :-
Table
| Denomination | Standard weight | Remedy Allowed | |
| In composition | In standard weight | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Five Rupees | 6 grams | 1/100th plus or minus for Chromium that is to say, Chromium could vary from 16% to 18% | 1/25th plus or minus, that is to say, the weight could vary from 5.76 grams to 6.24 grams |