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3. Minting of Coin. All coin shall be minted by or
under the direction of the Master of the Royal Mint.

4. Moulds for the minting of coins. The
designs of coins shall be approved by the Secretary of State
and the die from which coins are to be minted shall be re-
_ tained in the custody of the Royal Mint. :

5. Custody of coin. (1) All unissued coin and all
coin withdrawn from circulation shall be kept in a strong
fireproof vault provided by the Board or by an Agent Bank:

Provided that unissued coin shall be stored separately
from coin withdrawn from circulation. >

(2) Each door or entrance of « vault provided by the
Board shall be secured by three different locks, the keys or
combinations of which shall be held respectively by such three
Currency Officers as the Board with fhe approval of the
Governor may from time to time appoint.

(3) Each door or entrance of a vault provided by an
Agent Bank shall be secured by at least two different locks the
keys or combinations of which shall be held by two employees
of the Agent Bank. -

(4) Coin kept in a vault provided by an Agent Bank by
virtue of this regulation shall, as far as practicable, be stored
separately from the funds of the Agent Bank.

6. Re-Issue of Coin. [If selected for re-issue, coin
withdrawn from circulation shall.be re-issued io preference to
coin not previously issued.

7. Minimum sum that may be lodged with
the Board or the Crown Agents and Rate of
Commission. (1) The minimum sum which, at the option
of the Board, under the provisions of subsection (2) of section
7 of the Act may be lodged with the Board or the Crown
Agents, shall be twenty-five thousand dollars or the equivalent
in sterling, as the case may be.

(2) The rate of commission chargeable by the Board for
the issue or receipt of coin under the provisions of subsection
(2) of section 7 of the Act shall be published in the Gazette.

8. Coin Register. (1) The Board shall cause a
Coin Register to be kept at Headquarters in which ‘shall be
recorded all coins supplied to the Board, issued, withdrawn
from circulation or shipped to the Crown Agents,

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