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S.I. No. 137/1951 - Coinage (Dimensions and Designs) Regulations, 1951.
Table of Provisions (7)
Statutory Text (7 Articles)
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Coinage (Dimensions and Designs) Regulations, 1951.
2. In these Regulations, " to be provided " means to be provided under
section 5
of the
Coinage Act, 1950
(No. 32 of 1950).
3. The diameter of the several denominations of the coins to be provided shall be as set forth in the First Schedule to these Regulations.
4. Every coin to be provided shall have for the obverse impression a harp, together with the inscription " Éire " and the date of the year, and the reverse impression of the several denominations of the coins to be provided shall be as set forth in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
5. Both the obverse and the reverse impression of every coin to be provided shall include a beading round the field of the coin.
6. Every half-crown, florin and shilling to be provided shall have a graining upon the edge, and every sixpence, threepence, penny, halfpenny and farthing to be provided shall have a plain edge.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Denomination
Diameter in inches
Half-crown
1·275
Florin
1·125
Shilling
0·935
Sixpence
0·825
Threepence
0·695
Penny
1·215
Halfpenny
1·005
Farthing
0·795
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Denomination
Reverse impression
Half-crown
A Horse, with the inscription
and " 2s. 6d."
Florin
A Salmon, with the inscription
and " 2s."
Shilling
A Bull, with the inscription
and " 1s."
Sixpence
A Wolfhound, with the inscription
and " 6d."
Threepence
A Hare, with the inscription
and "3d."
Penny
A Hen and Chickens, with the inscription
and " 1d."
Halfpenny
A Sow and Litter, with the inscription
and " ½d."
Farthing
A Woodcock, with the inscription
and " ¼d."
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 9th day of May, 1951.
(Signed) J. J. McELLIGOTT.
S.I. No. 137 of 1951.
COINAGE (DIMENSIONS AND DESIGNS) REGULATIONS, 1951.
The Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by subsection (6) of
section 5
of the
Coinage Act, 1950
(No. 32 of 1950), hereby makes the following regulations :—