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TABLE 8
Proportion of coins in circulation by denomination: (per cent by
value of total circulation)
End of
December
1985
1986
1987
5¢
0.485
0.403
0.395
10€
5.156
4.614
4.705
206
7.387
6.134
6.087
50€
11.162
9.830
10.008
$1
23.477
23.255
22.956
$2
24.248
25.380
25.055
$5
27.951
30.273
30.685
Nickel coins
0.134
0.111
0.109
100.000
100.000
100.000
40.
At 31 December 1987, the withdrawal and disposal position of old coins was as follows:
(Millions of coins)
10 cent
50 cent
1 dollar
5 dollar
Date of demonetization 1.1.84
Maximum circulation
615.8(4)
1.10.79 1.3.80
176.5(1) 211.4(2)
8.10.81
51.8(3)
Withdrawn and shipped
to the Royal Mint
344.75
130.64
168.45
45.26
Proportion of maximum
circulation withdrawn
and shipped
55.98%
74.02%
79.68%
87.37%
Notes
(1) Chinese New Year 1977 (includes 11 million coins
held in the Treasury vault)
(2)
Chinese New Year 1978
(3)
Chinese New Year 1981
(4) Chinese New Year 1981
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