S.I. No. 160 of 1969. COINAGE (DIMENSIONS AND DESIGNS) REGULATIONS, 1969. |
COINAGE (DIMENSIONS AND DESIGNS) REGULATIONS, 1969.
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I, CHARLES J. HAUGHEY, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 (6) of the Decimal Currency Act, 1969 (No. 23 of 1969), hereby make the following regulations :
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Coinage (Dimensions and Designs) Regulations, 1969.
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2. In these Regulations " coin " means a coin to be provided under section 3 (1) of the Decimal Currency Act, 1969 (No. 23 of 1969).
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3. (1) Subject to subparagraph (2) of this paragraph, coins shall be circular in shape.
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(2) A coin of the denomination of fifty new pence shall be in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.
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4. The diameter of a coin shall be as specified in the First Schedule to these Regulations.
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5. A coin shall have for the obverse impression a harp, together with the inscription " Éire " and the date of the year, and the reverse impression shall be as specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
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6. (1) Subject to subparagraph (2) of this paragraph, coins shall have a plain edge.
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(2) A coin of the denomination of ten new pence or five new pence shall have a graining upon the edge.
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FIRST SCHEDULE |
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