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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

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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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