52.
CONFIDENTIAL
The 1991 coin order was much smaller than that placed in
the previous year and thus coin issue expenses amounted to only $52.9 million compared with $101.9 million in 1990. The following
coins were bought in 1991:
1991 Millions
1990 Millions
5 dollar (cupro-nickel)
15
2 dollar (cupro-nickel)
39
1 dollar (cupro-nickel)
50 cent (nickel-brass)
20 cent (nickel-brass)
10 cent (nickel-brass)
24
63
27
131
42
6969
39
197
252
In addition to minting and freight charges, coin issue expenditure
includes interest paid on the face value of coins held by the
issuing bank in excess of agreed minimum stocks.
53.
Changes in coins in circulation over the last three years
are shown in the following tables:
TABLE 6
Value of coins in circulation by denomination:
End of
December
1989
$'000
1990 $'000
1991
$'000
Current issues
56
5,630
5,565
5,545
10€
81,070
84,027
92,604
201
101,452
105,352
123,068
50€
188,335
186,440
201,740
$1
432,505
452,145
495,210
$2
522,068
501,427
588,627
$5
679,261
666,461
790,235
2,010,321
2,001,417
2,297,029
Obsolete nickel coin issues
1,606
1,606
1,606
2,011,927
2,003,023
2,298,635
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