Coinage Act

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The Coinage Act is a key piece of legislation in the United Kingdom that regulates the creation, standards, and legal status of the nation’s coinage.

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Coinage Act canonical 1
Coinage Act 1971 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
administeredBy HM Treasury
Royal Mint
amendedBy later United Kingdom finance and coinage legislation
appliesTo England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
authorises issue of coins by the Royal Mint
redemption of certain coins
withdrawal of coins from circulation
citation 1971 c. 24
consolidates earlier United Kingdom coinage enactments
country United Kingdom
defines denominations of United Kingdom coins
design and inscription requirements for coins
dimensions of coins
fineness of metal in coins
permitted variations in weight of coins
standard weight of coins
governs minting of commemorative coins in the United Kingdom
grantsPowerTo Royal Mint
Treasury of the United Kingdom
languageOfDocument English
legalDomain monetary law
public law
legislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
longTitle An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to coinage
purpose to provide a comprehensive statutory framework for United Kingdom coinage
regulates creation of coins in the United Kingdom
legal tender status of United Kingdom coins
standards of United Kingdom coinage
relatedTo Bank of England Act 1998
Currency Act 1983
repealed Coinage Act 1870
various earlier coinage provisions
royalAssent 1971-05-12
setsOut powers to determine coin designs and inscriptions
rules for trial of the pyx
shortTitle Coinage Act self-link
surface form: Coinage Act 1971
specifies legal tender limits for coins
offences relating to counterfeiting of coins
offences relating to defacement of coins
status amended
subjectMatter coinage
currency regulation
territorialExtent United Kingdom
yearOfEnactment 1971

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Trial of the Pyx legalBasis Coinage Act
Coinage Act shortTitle Coinage Act self-link
subject surface form: Coinage Act 1971
this entity surface form: Coinage Act 1971