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Coinage of the One Thousand Rupees and Five Rupees Coined to Commemorate the Occasion of "One Thousand Years of Brihadeeswarar Temple" in Rules, 2010

The Coinage of the One Thousand Rupees and Five Rupees Coined to Commemorate the Occasion of "One Thousand Years of Brihadeeswarar Temple" in Rules, 2010

Published vide Notification New Delhi, 21st September, 2010

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Ministry of Finance

(Department of Economic Affairs)

G.S.R. 771(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 :-

  1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Coinage of the One Thousand Rupees and Five Rupees coined to Commemorate the occasion of "One Thousand Years of Brihadeeswarar Temple" in Rules, 2010.

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

  1. Standard weight and remedy allowed.- Standard weight and Remedy allowed on coins of Rs. 1000 and Rs. 5 denominations, coined under the provisions of Section 6 of the Coinage Act, 1906 (3 of 1906) to commemorate the occasion of "One Thousand Years of Brihadeeswarar Temple" and the remedy allowed in making of such coins shall be as specified in the Table below, namely:-

Table

Denomination Standard Weight Remedy Allowed
In Composition In Standard Weight
(1) (2) (3) (4)
One Thousand Rupees 35 Grams 3/1000 plus or minus for Silver, that is to say, the Silver content may vary from 797 to 803 per 1000 1/100th plus or minus, that is to say, the weight, could vary from 34.65 grams to 35.35 grams.
Five Rupees 6 Grams 1/100th 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.