S.I. No. 447/1997 - Coinage (Dimension and Design) Regulations. 1997

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Coinage (Dimension and Design) Regulations, 1997.

2. In these Regulations "the coins" means the coins to be provided under the New Coinage (UN50 Commemorative One Pound) Order, 1997 (

S.I. No. 442 of 1997

).

3. The coins shall be circular in shape and the diameter of each of the coins to be provided shall be 38.61 millimetres.

4. The edge of each of the coins shall be milled.

5. Each of the coins shall have for the obverse impression of a harp, together with the inscriptions "Eire" and "19451995" and the reverse impression shall be a dove, the United Nations logo and the inscriptions "Nations United for Peace", "19451995" and "£l".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6th day of November, 1997.

Minister for Finance

S.I. No. 447 of 1997.

COINAGE (DIMENSION AND DESIGN) REGULATIONS. 1997

I, Charlie McCreevy, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 4

of the

Decimal Currency Act, 1969

(No. 23 of 1969), hereby make the following regulations