Coinage Act 1816
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Coinage Act 1816 (56 Geo. 3. c. 68), also known as the Coin Act 1816 or Liverpool's Act,[1] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that defined the value of the pound sterling relative to gold. One troy pound of standard (22-carat) gold was defined as equivalent to £46 14s 6d.,[2] i.e. 441⁄2 guineas, the guinea having been fixed in December 1717 at £1 1s exactly. According to its preamble, the purposes of the act were to:
- prohibit the use of silver coins (which would now be of reduced weight, 66 shillings rather than 62 shillings per troy pound), for transactions larger than 40s
- establish a single gold standard for transactions of all sizes.[3]
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Long titleAn Act to provide for a New Silver Coinage, and to regulate the Currency of the Gold and Silver Coin of this Realm.
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent22 June 1816
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to provide for a New Silver Coinage, and to regulate the Currency of the Gold and Silver Coin of this Realm. |
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| Citation | 56 Geo. 3. c. 68 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 June 1816 |
| Commencement | 22 June 1816[a] |
| Repealed | 4 April 1870 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Coinage Act 1870 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Legacy
The whole act was repealed by section 20 of, and the second part of the second schedule to, the Coinage Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 10)
See also
Notes
- Section 1.
