TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1975
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FIRST SHIPMENT OF NEW COINS ·ARRIVED
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THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF NEW $2 AND 20-CENT COINS HAVE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TO ENABLE OPERATORS OF CORN-COUNTING AND COIN-OPERATED MACHINES TO TRY THEM OUT ON THE MACHINES,
THERE ARE 1,000 COINS OF EACH OF THE TWO DENOMINATIONS IN THIS SHIPMENT, AND THEY WILL BECOME LEGAL TENDER IN AUGUST.
THE NEW $2 AND 20-CENT COINS WHICH HAVE. DEEN MINTED IN THE ROYAL MINT IN BRITAIN, ARE SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE EXISTING $1 AND 10-CENT COINS, AND THEY HAVE A DISTINCT SHAPE INCORPORATING SCALLOPED EDGES SÓ THAT THEY CAN DE ADDED TO THE EXISTING RANGE WITHOUT CAUSING CONFUSION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY SAID THAT SUBSEQUENT SHIPMENTS OF THE NEW COINS WOULD DE ARRIVING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO BUILD UP A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY FOR CIRCULATION IN AUGUST.
OTHER COINS SCHEDULED IN THE PHASED PROGRAMME OF A NEW COINAGE RANGE ARE NEW 01 COINS IN 1976 AND 35 AND 50-CENT COINS IN 1977.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF NEW COINS WILL BE BOXED FOR COLLECTION.
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