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or less,

of fine Silver, more than 0.78 oz of fine silver (the Standard weight of fine Silver

or less.

Contained in each Dollar); and in weight, Two thousand parts (0.002) of an ounce, more

than 0.86666 oz (the Standard weight of Silver of nine-tenths fineness in each Dollar).

7. That the deviation from Standard in

the Half Dollar shall also not be exceeded

by 0.002 oz in each individual

piece, both in respect to fineness

and weight,

as in the Dollar.

8. That the following Coins, subsidiary to the Dollar, shall

be of Silver of Eight-tenths fineness, namely, Five, Ten and Twenty Cent pieces; and the weight

of each piece shall be in proportion to its nominal value referred to the Dollar

9. Each of these subsidiary pieces shall have for the Obverse the design of the dollar reduced in size without the Chinese border, and for the Reverse "Hong Kong" with "Five", "Ten" and "Twenty Cents" respectively with the same

Chinese Characters, and the date of the year, without the Chinese border. These Coins shall be milled on

the edge.

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