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CONTENTS

Chapter

Paragraph

Page

I

INTRODUCTION

1

5

Appointment of the Committee

1

1

Membership

2

3

1

Co-opted Members

Background to the Committee's

appointment

The Committee's approach and

procedure

Legislation

Acknowledgements

4

2

5

I

11

2

12 16

3

17

gy

19

4

20

5

II

THE PRESENT COINAGE

The present coinage

Criticisms of the present coinage

6-7

21

6

22 - 26

7

III

PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE

8

26

The ideal sequence of denominations

27

G

30

8

Choice of denominations

31

J

40

10

Choice of size and shape

41

54

15

Choice of metals

55 - 57

22

Weights and edge thicknesses

58

60

24

Designs

61

64

25

Summary of coinage proposals

55

25

Banknotes

66

26

IV

THE CHANGEOVER

27

30

Broad time-table

67

27

Withdrawal and storage of coins

68

71

27

Coin-operated machines

72

73

28

Compensation

74

29

Legislation

75

29

V

VI

THE COST

31-37

Minting of coins

76

31

Initial ordering quantities

77

79

31

Proof sets

8+

32

Cost of converting coin-operated

machines

81 82

33

Coinage costs

83

90

33

SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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38 - 40

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