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'''Coinage Act''' is a stock short title used for legislation in the [[United Kingdom]] and the United States related to coinage. |
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==United Kingdom== |
==List== |
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===United Kingdom=== |
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* [[Coinage Act 1816]], defined the value of [[pound sterling]] relative to [[gold]] |
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* [[Coinage Offences Act 1861]] ([[24 & 25 Vict.]] c. 99) |
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* [[Coinage Act 1870]], stated the metric weights of British coins |
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* [[Coinage Act 1891]] ([[54 & 55 Vict.]] c. 72) |
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* [[Coinage Act 1920]] ([[10 & 11 Geo. 5]] c. 3) |
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* [[Coinage Act 1946]] ([[9 & 10 Geo. 6]] c. 74) |
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* [[Coinage Act 1971]], made provisions for [[Decimal Day|decimalisation]] of the pound sterling |
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* [[Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011]], amended the Coinage Act 1971 to allow the method for measuring and confirming the weight of coins to be set by proclamation |
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==United States== |
===United States=== |
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*[[Coinage Act of 1792]] |
* [[Coinage Act of 1792]], established the U.S. Mint and defined coinage standards; silver-to-gold ratio set at 15:1 |
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* [[Coinage Act of 1834]], altered the silver-to-gold ratio to 16:1 |
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* [[Coinage Act of 1849]], created two new denominations of gold coins, $1 and $20 |
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* [[Coinage Act of 1853]], reduced the silver in half-dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime coins; authorized a $3 gold coin |
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* [[Coinage Act of 1857]], forbid use of foreign coins as legal tender, reduced the size of the cent, ended the half-cent coin |
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* [[Coinage Act of 1864]], mandated that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency |
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* [[Bland-Allison Act]] (1878) - Coinage Act (Silver Dollar), ch. 20, 20 Stat. 25; Ag:Au=16:1 |
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* [[Coinage Act of 1873]], made the U.S. Mint part of the Treasury Department; silver demonetized, three minor coins terminated |
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* [[Coinage Act of 1965]], effectively ended the mintage of circulating silver coins |
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==See also== |
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* [[Coinage Act of 1965]], {{USStatute|89|81|79|254|1965|07|23}} |
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* [[List of short titles]] |
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[[Category:Lists of legislation by short title]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 10 September 2024
Coinage Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and the United States related to coinage.
List
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]- Coinage Act 1816, defined the value of pound sterling relative to gold
- Coinage Offences Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 99)
- Coinage Act 1870, stated the metric weights of British coins
- Coinage Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 72)
- Coinage Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5 c. 3)
- Coinage Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6 c. 74)
- Coinage Act 1971, made provisions for decimalisation of the pound sterling
- Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011, amended the Coinage Act 1971 to allow the method for measuring and confirming the weight of coins to be set by proclamation
United States
[edit]- Coinage Act of 1792, established the U.S. Mint and defined coinage standards; silver-to-gold ratio set at 15:1
- Coinage Act of 1834, altered the silver-to-gold ratio to 16:1
- Coinage Act of 1849, created two new denominations of gold coins, $1 and $20
- Coinage Act of 1853, reduced the silver in half-dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime coins; authorized a $3 gold coin
- Coinage Act of 1857, forbid use of foreign coins as legal tender, reduced the size of the cent, ended the half-cent coin
- Coinage Act of 1864, mandated that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency
- Coinage Act of 1873, made the U.S. Mint part of the Treasury Department; silver demonetized, three minor coins terminated
- Coinage Act of 1965, effectively ended the mintage of circulating silver coins
