150th Birth Anniversary of Motilal Nehru Rules, 2012
Published Vide Notification New Delhi, the 20th June, 2012
Act2098
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Economic Affairs)
G.S.R. 463(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (d) and (e) of sub-section (2) of section 24 of the Coinage Act, 2011 (11 of 2011), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the coinage of One Hundred Fifty Rupees and Five Rupees coins to commemorate the occasion of "150th Birth Anniversary of Motilal Nehru" Rules, 2012. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. (a) The coins of the following denominations shall be coined at the Mint for issue under the authority of the Central Government to commemorate the occasion of "150th Birth Anniversary of Motilal Nehru", namely:-(i) One Hundred Fifty Rupees;
(ii) Five Rupees;
(b) the coins of the above denominations, shall conform to the following dimensions, designs and composition, namely:-
Denomination of the coin |
Shape and outside diameter |
Number of Serrations |
Metal Composition |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
One Hundred Fifty Rupees |
Circular 44 millimeters |
200 |
Quaternary Alloy |
Five Rupees |
Circular 23 millimeters |
10 |
Nickel Brass |
Table
Denomination of the coin |
Standard Weight |
Remedy Allowed |
|
In Composition |
In Standard Weight |
||
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
One Hundred Fifty Rupees |
35 Grams |
1/500th plus or minus for silver, that is to say the Silver content may vary from 498 to 502 per 1000 |
1/100th plus or minus that is to say, the weight could vary from 34.65 grams to 35.35 grams. |
Five Rupees |
6 Grams |
1/100th plus or minus for Copper and Zinc, that is to say, Copper could vary from 74% to 76% and Zinc from 19% to 21% and 1/200th plus or minus for Nickel that is to say Nickel could vary from 4.5% to 5.5% |
1/40th plus or minus that is to say, the weight could vary from 5.85 grams to 6.15 grams. |