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Changes in the coin circulation over the last three years
are shown in the following tables:
TABLE 6
Value of coins in circulation by denomination:
End of
December
1985 $'000s
1986 $'000s
1987
$'000s
Current issues
56
5,806
5,806
5,805
104
61,710
66,505
69,143
20
88,411
88,411
89,452
50¢
133,589
141,689
147,085
$1
280,985
335,185
337,365
$2
290,222
365,821
368,211
$5
334,542
436,342
450,961
1,195,265
1,439,759
1,468,022
Obsolete nickel
coin issues
1,606
1,606
1,606
1,196,871
1,441,365
1,469,628
=
TABLE 7
Percentage changes, excluding obsolete issues, in the value of coins in circulation in each of the last three years
% change over previous year 1985
1986
1987
+8.62
+20.46
+1.96
Percentage changes,
excluding obsolete issues,
in the number of coins in
circulation in each of the
last three years
+6.29
+9.12
+2.32
The number of coins in circulation increased from 2,112 million to
2,161 million.
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