Coinage Act 1870
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The Coinage Act 1870 was a key piece of United Kingdom legislation that consolidated and regulated the laws governing the minting, design, and legal standards of British coinage in the late 19th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coinage Act 1870 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British coinage
ⓘ
legal tender coins in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
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Ireland (pre-partition) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| consolidates | earlier British coinage statutes ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines |
fineness of precious metal coins
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legal tender limits for various coin denominations ⓘ standard weight of bronze coins ⓘ standard weight of gold coins ⓘ standard weight of silver coins ⓘ |
| field |
coinage law
ⓘ
currency regulation ⓘ monetary law ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
British monetary system
ⓘ
standardisation of British coinage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key statute in the modernisation of British coinage law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
financial regulation
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public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
design of coins
ⓘ
legal standards of British coinage ⓘ minting of coins ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom coinage legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to consolidate existing coinage laws
ⓘ
to define the legal tender status of coins ⓘ to prescribe standards of fineness and weight for coins ⓘ to regulate the minting of British coins ⓘ |
| regulates |
Royal Mint
NERFINISHED
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coin denominations and specifications ⓘ coin production in the United Kingdom ⓘ design and inscription of coins ⓘ issue and withdrawal of coins ⓘ |
| setsStandardFor |
coin inscriptions bearing the monarch’s effigy
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dimensions of coins ⓘ tolerances in coin weight ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Coinage Act 1870 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
British numismatic scholarship
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legal commentary on currency law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Coinage Act 1971