The Coinage of the One Hundred Rupees and Two Rupees coined to commemorate the occasion of "Birth Bi-Centenary of Louis Braille (1809-2009)" Rules, 2008

Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 897(E), 30th December, 2008

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Ministry of Finance

(Department of Economic Affairs)

G.S.R. 897(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.- (i) These rules may be called the Coinage of the One Hundred Rupees and Two Rupees coined to commemorate the occasion of "Birth Bi-Centenary of Louis Braille (1809-2009)" Rules, 2008.

(ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Standard weight and remedy allowed.- Standard Weight and Remedy allowed on coins of One Hundred Rupees and Two Rupees denominations coined under the provisions of Section 6 of the Act, to commemorate the occasion of Birth Bi-Centenary of Louis Braille and the remedy allowed in making of such coins shall be as specified in the Table below :-

Table

Denomination	Standard Weight	Remedy Allowed
		In Composition	In Standard Weight
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
One Hundred Rupees	35 Grams	1/500^th plus or minus for Silver, that is to say, the Silver content may vary from 498 to 502 per 1000.	1/100^th plus or minus, that is to say, the weight could vary from 34.65 grams to 35.5 grams.
Two Rupees	5.62 Grams	1/100^th plus or minus for Chromium, that is to say, Chromium could vary from 16% to 18%.	1/25^th plus or minus, that is to say, the weight could vary from 5.39 grams to 6.24 grams.