Whereas under section 3(1)(a), (b), (c), (cc), (cd), (d) and (dd) of the Coinage Act 1971 We have power, with the advice of Our Privy Council, by Proclamation to determine the denomination, the design and dimensions of coins to be made at Our Mint, to determine the weight and fineness of certain gold coins, the remedy to be allowed in the making of such coins and their least current weight, to determine the weight and composition of coins other than gold coins or coins of silver of Our Maundy money and the remedy to be allowed in the making of such coins, to provide for the manner of measurement of the variation from the standard weight of coins, and to determine the percentage of impurities which such coins may contain:

And Whereas under section 3(1)(f) and (ff) of the Coinage Act 1971 We have power, with the advice of Our Privy Council, by Proclamation to direct that coins made at Our Mint other than gold, silver, cupro-nickel and bronze coins shall be current and that any coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount:

And Whereas under section 6(2) of the Coinage Act 1971 We have power, with the advice of Our Privy Council, by Proclamation to prescribe the composition of the standard trial plates to be used for determining the justness of coins of any metal other than gold, silver or cupro-nickel:

And Whereas it appears to Us desirable to order that there should be made at Our Mint a new series of coins of the denomination of two pounds in gold, in standard silver, in silver piedfort, in platinum and in cupro-nickel and nickel-brass, coins of the denomination of one pound in gold, in standard silver, in silver piedfort, in platinum and in nickel-brass, coins of the denominations of fifty pence and twenty pence in gold, in standard silver, in silver piedfort, in platinum and in cupro-nickel, coins of the denominations of ten pence and five pence in gold, in standard silver, in silver piedfort, in platinum and in mild steel coated with nickel and coins of the denominations of two pence and one penny in gold, in standard silver, in silver piedfort, in platinum, and in mild steel coated with copper:

We, therefore, in pursuance of the said section 3(1)(a), (b), (c), (cc), (cd), (d), (dd), (f) and (ff), the said section 6(2), and of all other powers enabling Us in that behalf, do hereby, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, proclaim, direct and ordain as follows:

TWO POUND

1. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of two pounds shall be made, being a coin of a standard diameter of 28.4 millimetres, being circular in shape and having concentric inner and outer sections.

(2) Without prejudice to section 1(2) of the Coinage Act 1971, the inner and outer sections may consist of different alloys.

(3) The approximate diameter of the inner section shall be 20 millimetres.

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

2. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of two pounds shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight (including the gold plate) of 12 grammes, a standard diameter of 28.4 millimetres, a standard composition (excluding the gold plate) of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape, and having joined concentric inner and outer sections, the outer section being plated with fine gold.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.252 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The approximate diameter of the inner section shall be 20 millimetres.

(5) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

3. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of two pounds shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight (including the gold plate) of 24 grammes, a standard diameter of 28.4 millimetres, a standard composition (excluding the gold plate) of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape, and having joined concentric inner and outer sections, the outer section being plated with fine gold.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.36 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The approximate diameter of the inner section shall be 20 millimetres.

(5) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

4. (1) A new coin of platinum of the denomination of two pounds shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight (including the gold plate) of 30 grammes, a standard diameter of 28.4 millimetres, a standard composition (excluding the gold plate) of not less than 999.5 parts per thousand platinum, and being circular in shape, and having joined concentric inner and outer sections, the outer section being plated with fine gold.

(2) In the making of the said platinum coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.36 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The approximate diameter of the inner section shall be 20 millimetres.

(5) The composition of the standard trial plates used for determining the justness of the said platinum coin shall be pure platinum.

(6) The said platinum coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

5. (1) A new coin of cupro-nickel and nickel-brass of the denomination of two pounds shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 12 grammes, a standard diameter of 28.4 millimetres, being circular in shape and having joined concentric inner and outer sections, with a standard composition as to the inner section of seventy-five per centum copper and twenty-five per centum nickel, and as to the outer section of seventy-six per centum copper, four per centum nickel and twenty per centum zinc.

(2) In the making of the said cupro-nickel and nickel-brass coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight, diameter or composition specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.504 grammes for the inner and outer sections;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin; and

(c) a variation from the said standard composition as to the inner section of two per centum copper and two per centum nickel, and as to the outer section of two per centum copper, three-quarters of one per centum nickel and two per centum zinc.

(3) The approximate diameter of the inner section shall be 20 millimetres.

(4) The inner and outer sections of the said coin may contain impurities of three-quarters of one per centum.

(5) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(6) The said cupro-nickel and nickel-brass coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

6. The design of the said two pound coins shall be:

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· CHARLES III · DEI · GRA · REX · FID · DEF ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of the floral symbol of the United Kingdom; thistle, rose, daffodil and clover, with the inscription “2 POUNDS” with a background of three interlocking C’s repeated. The coins shall have a grained edge and in incuse letters the inscription “IN SERVITIO OMNIUM”, save for the gold and platinum coins where the incuse letters shall be accompanied by a plain edge.’

ONE POUND

7. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of one pound shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 17.72 grammes, a standard diameter of 23.03 millimetres, a millesimal fineness of not less than 916.7, being twelve sided in shape and having concentric inner and outer sections.

(2) In the making of the said gold coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.156 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The least current weight of said gold coin shall be 17.53 grammes.

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

8. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of one pound shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight (including the gold plate) of 10.47 grammes, a standard diameter of 23.03 millimetres, a standard composition (excluding the gold plate) of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, being twelve sided in shape, and having joined concentric inner and outer sections, the outer section being plated with fine gold.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.3 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

9. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of one pound shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight (including the gold plate) of 20.92 grammes, a standard diameter of 23.03 millimetres, a standard composition (excluding the gold plate) of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, being twelve sided in shape, and having joined concentric inner and outer sections, the outer section being plated with fine gold.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.6 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

10. (1) A new coin of platinum of the denomination of one pound shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 21.56 grammes, a standard diameter of 23.03 millimetres, a standard composition (excluding the gold plate) of not less than 999.5 parts per thousand platinum, being twelve sided in shape, and having joined concentric inner and outer sections, the outer section being plated with fine gold.

(2) In the making of the said platinum coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.36 grammes;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The composition of the standard trial plates used for determining the justness of the said platinum coin shall be pure platinum.

(5) The said platinum coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

11. (1) A new coin of nickel-brass of the denomination of one pound shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight (including the nickel plate) of 8.75 grammes, a standard diameter of 23.03 millimetres, being twelve sided in shape and having joined concentric inner and outer sections, with a standard composition of (excluding the nickel plate) seventy-six per centum copper, four per centum nickel and twenty per centum zinc.

(2) In the making of the said nickel-brass coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight, diameter or composition specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.312 grammes;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin; and

(c) in relation to those parts of the coin other than the nickel plating, a variation from the said standard composition of two per centum copper, three-quarters of one per centum nickel and two per centum zinc.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said nickel-brass coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

12. The design of the said one pound coins shall be as follows:

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· CHARLES III · DEI · GRA · REX · F · D ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of two bees with the inscription “1 POUND” set against a background of three interlocking C’s repeated. The coins shall have alternate grained and plain edges.’

FIFTY PENCE

13. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of fifty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 15.5 grammes, a standard diameter of 27.3 millimetres, a millesimal fineness of not less than 916.7, and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said gold coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.078 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The least current weight of the said gold coin shall be 15.4 grammes.

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

14. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of fifty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 8 grammes, a standard diameter of 27.3 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.196 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

15. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of fifty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 16 grammes, a standard diameter of 27.3 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.24 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

16. (1) A new coin of platinum of the denomination of fifty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 19.1 grammes, a standard diameter of 27.3 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 999.5 parts per thousand platinum, and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said platinum coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.194 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The composition of the standard trial plates used for determining the justness of the said platinum coin shall be pure platinum.

(5) The said platinum coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

17.(1) A new coin of cupro-nickel of the denomination of fifty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 8 grammes, a standard diameter of 27.3 millimetres, a standard composition of seventy-five per centum copper and twenty-five per centum nickel and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said cupro-nickel coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight, diameter or composition specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.336 grammes;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin; and

(c) a variation from the said composition of two per centum copper and two per centum nickel.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said cupro-nickel coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount not exceeding ten pounds in any part of Our United Kingdom.

18. The design of the said fifty pence coins shall be as follows:

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· CHARLES III · DEI · GRA · REX · FID · DEF ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of an Atlantic salmon with the inscription “50 PENCE” set against a background of three interlocking C’s repeated. The coins shall have a plain edge.’

TWENTY PENCE

19. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of twenty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 9.75 grammes, a standard diameter of 21.4 millimetres, a millesimal fineness of not less than 916.7, and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said gold coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.03 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The least current weight of the said gold coin shall be 9.71 grammes.

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

20. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of twenty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 5 grammes, a standard diameter of 21.4 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say: (a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.126 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

21. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of twenty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 10 grammes, a standard diameter of 21.4 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.066 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

22. (1) A new coin of platinum of the denomination of twenty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 12.01 grammes, a standard diameter of 21.4 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 999.5 parts per thousand platinum, and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said platinum coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.122 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The composition of the standard trial plates used for determining the justness of the said platinum coin shall be pure platinum.

(5) The said platinum coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

23. (1) A new coin of cupro-nickel of the denomination of twenty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 5 grammes, a standard diameter of 21.4 millimetres, a standard composition of eighty-four per centum copper and sixteen per centum nickel and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said cupro-nickel coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight, diameter or composition specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.21 grammes;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin; and

(c) a variation from the said composition of two per centum copper and two per centum nickel.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said cupro-nickel coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount not exceeding ten pounds in any part of Our United Kingdom.

24. The design of the said twenty pence coins shall be as follows:

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· CHARLES III · DEI · GRA · REX · FID · DEF ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of a puffin with the inscription “20 PENCE” set against a background of three interlocking C’s repeated. The coins shall have a plain edge.’

TEN PENCE

25. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of ten pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 12.66 grammes, a standard diameter of 24.5 millimetres, a millesimal fineness of not less than 916.7, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said gold coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.036 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The least current weight of the said gold coin shall be 12.61 grammes.

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

26. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of ten pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 6.5 grammes, a standard diameter of 24.5 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.172 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

27. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of ten pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 13 grammes, a standard diameter of 24.5 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.096 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

28. (1) A new coin of platinum of the denomination of ten pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 15.6 grammes, a standard diameter of 24.5 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 999.5 parts per thousand platinum, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said platinum coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.16 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The composition of the standard trial plates used for determining the justness of the said platinum coin shall be pure platinum.

(5) The said platinum coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

29. (1) A new coin of mild steel coated with nickel of the denomination of ten pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 6.5 grammes, a standard diameter of 24.5 millimetres, a standard composition of ninety-four per centum steel and six per centum nickel, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said mild steel coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight, diameter or composition specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.3 grammes;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin; and

(c) a variation from the said standard composition of an amount per coin (measured as the average of a sample of not less than 100 coins but not more than one kilogram of the coin) of four per centum of the coin as mild steel and four per centum of the coin as nickel.

(3) Impurities may be present in the nickel coating to the said mild steel coin in an amount not exceeding one per centum of the said nickel coating (and, in respect of any coin, any such impurities shall be treated as nickel for the purposes of subparagraph (2)(c) above).

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(5) The said mild steel coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount not exceeding five pounds in any part of Our United Kingdom.

30. The design of the said ten pence coins shall be as follows:

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· CHARLES III · DEI · GRA · REX · FID · DEF ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of a capercaillie with the inscription “10 PENCE” set against a background of three interlocking C’s repeated. The coins shall have a grained edge.’

FIVE PENCE

31. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of five pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 6.33 grammes, a standard diameter of 18 millimetres, a millesimal fineness of not less than 916.7, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said gold coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.024 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The least current weight of said gold coin shall be 6.3 grammes.

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

32. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of five pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 3.25 grammes, a standard diameter of 18 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.096 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

33. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of five pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 6.5 grammes, a standard diameter of 18 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.047 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

34. (1) A new coin of platinum of the denomination of five pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 7.8 grammes, a standard diameter of 18 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 999.5 parts per thousand platinum, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said platinum coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.079 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The composition of the standard trial plates used for determining the justness of the said platinum coin shall be pure platinum.

(5) The said platinum coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

35. (1) A new coin of mild steel coated with nickel of the denomination of five pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 3.25 grammes, a standard diameter of 18 millimetres, a standard composition of ninety-four per centum mild steel and six per centum nickel, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said mild steel coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight, diameter or composition specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.156 grammes;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin; and

(c) a variation from the said standard composition of an amount per coin (measured as the average of a sample of not less than 100 coins but not more than one kilogram of the coin) of four per centum of the coin as mild steel and four per centum of the coin as nickel.

(3) Impurities may be present in the nickel coating to the said mild steel coin in an amount not exceeding one per centum of the said nickel coating (and in respect of any coin, any such impurities shall be treated as nickel for the purposes of subparagraph (2)(c) above).

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(5) The said mild steel coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount not exceeding five pounds in any part of Our United Kingdom.

36. The design of the said five pence coins shall be as follows:

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· CHARLES III · DEI · GRA · REX · FID · DEF ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of a sprig of oak with the inscription “5 PENCE” set against a background of three interlocking C’s repeated. The coins shall have a grained edge.’

TWO PENCE

37. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of two pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 13.96 grammes, a standard diameter of 25.91 millimetres, a millesimal fineness of not less than 916.7, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said gold coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.042 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The least current weight of the said gold coin shall be 13.91 grammes.

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

38. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of two pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 7.13 grammes, a standard diameter of 25.91 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.191 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

39. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of two pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 14.26 grammes, a standard diameter of 25.91 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.103 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

40. (1) A new coin of platinum of the denomination of two pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 17.2 grammes, a standard diameter of 25.91 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 999.5 parts per thousand platinum, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said platinum coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.175 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The composition of the standard trial plates used for determining the justness of the said platinum coin shall be pure platinum.

(5) The said platinum coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

41. (1) A new coin of mild steel coated with copper of the denomination of two pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 7.13 grammes, a standard diameter of 25.91 millimetres, a standard composition of ninety-three per centum mild steel and seven per centum copper, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said mild steel coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight, diameter or composition specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.342 grammes;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin; and

(c) a variation from the said standard composition of an amount per coin (measured as the average of a sample of not less than 100 coins but not more than one kilogram of the coin) of three per centum of the coin as mild steel and three per centum of the coin as copper.

(3) Impurities may be present in the copper coating to the said mild steel coin in an amount not exceeding 0.5 per centum of the said copper coating (and, in respect of any coin, any such impurities shall be treated as copper for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(c) above).

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(5) The said mild steel coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount not exceeding twenty pence in any part of Our United Kingdom.

42. The design of the said two pence coins shall be as follows:

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· CHARLES III · DEI · GRA · REX · FID · DEF ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of a red squirrel with the inscription “2 PENCE” set against a background of three interlocking C’s repeated. The coins shall have a plain edge.’

ONE PENNY

43. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of one penny shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 6.98 grammes, a standard diameter of 20.32 millimetres, a millesimal fineness of not less than 916.7, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said gold coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.024 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The least current weight of the said gold coin shall be 6.95 grammes.

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

44. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of one penny shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 3.56 grammes, a standard diameter of 20.32 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.084 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

45. (1) A new coin of silver of the denomination of one penny shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 7.13 grammes, a standard diameter of 20.32 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 925 parts per thousand fine silver, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said silver coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.052 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The said silver coin shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

46. (1) A new coin of platinum of the denomination of one penny shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 8.6 grammes, a standard diameter of 20.32 millimetres, a standard composition of not less than 999.5 parts per thousand platinum, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said platinum coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight or diameter specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.088 grammes; and

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(4) The composition of the standard trial plates used for determining the justness of the said platinum coin shall be pure platinum.

(5) The said platinum coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount in any part of Our United Kingdom.

47. (1) A new coin of mild steel coated with copper of the denomination of one penny shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 3.56 grammes, a standard diameter of 20.32 millimetres, a standard composition of ninety-one per centum mild steel and nine per centum copper, and being circular in shape.

(2) In the making of the said mild steel coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight, diameter or composition specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.192 grammes;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin; and

(c) a variation from the said standard composition of an amount per coin (measured as the average of a sample of not less than 100 coins but not more than one kilogram of the coin) of four per centum of the coin as mild steel and four per centum of the coin as copper.

(3) Impurities may be present in the copper coating to the said mild steel coin in an amount not exceeding 0.5 per centum of the said copper coating (and, in respect of any coin, any such impurities shall be treated as copper for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(c) above).

(4) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of the coin.

(5) The said mild steel coin shall be current and shall be legal tender for the payment of any amount not exceeding twenty pence in any part of Our United Kingdom.

48. The design of the said one penny coins shall be as follows:

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· CHARLES III · DEI · GRA · REX · FID · DEF ·” and the date of the year, and for the reverse a depiction of a dormouse with the inscription “1 PENNY” set against a background of three interlocking C’s repeated. The coins shall have a plain edge.’

49. This Proclamation shall come into force on the twelfth day of October Two thousand and twenty-three.

Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace this eleventh day of October in the year of Our Lord Two thousand and twenty-three and in the second year of Our Reign.

GOD SAVE THE KING