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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