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COIN.—COLONIES.
Words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular.
6. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of January 1891, or any earlier day at which it is proclaimed in the Colony by the Governor, and that day is in this Order referred to as the commencement of the Order.
C. L. PEEL
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Part One.
Standard Coin.
Coin.
Metal.
Millesimal
Finoness.
Standard Weight.
Minimum Weight.
Grains. Grammes. Grains. Grammes..
|-
|Mexican Dollar
|Silver
|902.7
|417.74
|27.070
|413.563
|26.799.
|}
Part Two.
Other Coins.
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | ||
| Ratio to Standard Coin | Coin. | Metal. | Millesimal Fineness. |
Standard Weight. | Minimum Weight. | Limit of Tender.. | ||
| Grains. | Grammes. | Grains. | Grammes. | |||||
| 1 | American Trade Silver Dollars. | Silver | 900 | 420.60 | 27.215 | 415.800 | 26.493 | None |
| 1 | Japanese Dollar or Yen. | Silver„ | 900 | 416.0 | 26.957 | 411.840 | 26.88 | None„ |
| 1 | Hong Kong Dollar 1st Issue. | Silver„ | 900 | 419.052 | 27.150 | 414.862 | 26.879 | None„ |
| 1 | Hong Kong Dollar 2nd Issue. | Silver„ | 900 | 416.60 | 26.957 | 411.840 | 26.88 | None„ |
| .50 | Hong Kong Half Dollar 1st Issue. | Silver„ | 900 | 209.50 | 15.575 | 207.405 | 13.440 | None„ |
| .50 | Hong Kong Half Dollar 2nd Issue. | Silver„ | 900 | 208.00 | 13.478 | 205.920 | 13.344 | None„ |
| .50 | Half Dollar. | Silver„ | 800 | 209.52 | 13.576 | 199.044 | 12.898 | 2 Dollars. |
| .20 | Strats Settlements Twenty Cent Piece. | Silver„ | 800 | 83.81 | 5.430 | 79.620 | 5.159 | 2 Dollars„ |
| .10 | Straits Settlements Ten Cent Peice. | Silver„ | 800 | 41.90 | 2.715 | 39.805 | 2.580 | 2 Dollars„ |
| .05 | Straits Settlements Five Cent Piece. | Silver„ | 800 | 20.95 | 1.357 | 19.903 | 1.230 | 2 Dollars„ |
| .01 | Strait Settlements One Cent Piece. | Copper or mixed metal |
— | 141.00 | 9.531 | — | — | 1 Dollar |
| .005 | Straits Settlements Half Cent Piece. | Copper„ | — | 72.00 | 4.685 | — | — | 1 Dollar„ |
| .0025 | Straits Settlements Quarter Cent Piece. | Copper„ | — | 36.00 | 2.333 | — | — | 1 Dollar„ |