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ANNUAL REaiSTER, 1817. 



[Feb. 



.weight after the rate of 66 shil- 

 lings to the pound troy. 



And whereas, in virtue of the 

 powers so given, a coinage of half- 

 crowns, shillings, and sixpences, 

 at the rate of 66 shillings to the 

 jjoundtroy, and of the standard of 

 fineness above-mentioned j every 

 such half-crown piece having for 

 the obverse impression the hgad of 

 his Majesty, with the inscription, 

 " Georgius III. Dei Giatia," and 

 the date of the jear ; and for the 

 reverse, the ensigns armorial of the 

 united kingdom, contained in a 

 shield, surrounded by the garter, 

 bearing the motto, " lioni soit 

 qui mal y pense," and the'coUar of 

 the garter, with the inscription, 

 " Britanniarum Ilex Fid. Def." 

 with a newly-invented graining on 

 the edge of the piece, eyery such 

 shilling and sixpenny piece having 

 for the obverse impression the head 

 of his Majesty, with the inscrip- 

 tion, " Georgius III. D. G. Brit. 

 Rex F. D." and the date of the 

 year J and for the reverse, the en- 

 signs armorial of the united king- 

 dom, contained in a shield sur- 

 rounded by the garter, bearing the 

 motto, " Iloni soit qui mal y pense," 

 with a newly-invented graining 

 on the edge of the piece, has been 

 completed, and is now ready to be 

 delivered for the use of his Ma- 

 jesty's subjects; we have therefore, 

 in the name and on the behalf of 

 his Majesty, and by and with the 

 advice of his Majesty's Privy Coun- 

 cil, thought fit to issue this pro 

 cliuiiation; and we do hereljy or- 

 dain, declare, and command, that 

 the siiid pieces of silver money 

 shall fiom and after the 1,3th day 

 of this instant February, be cur- 

 rent and lawful money of the King- 

 dom of Gr«at Britain and Ireland, 

 and shall pass and be received as 



current and lawful money of the 

 said kingdom, that is to say, such 

 half-crown pieces as of the value 

 of two shillings and sixpence; 

 such shilling pieces as of the value 

 of one slijlling ; and such six- 

 penny pieces as of the value of 

 sixpence, inall payments and trans- 

 actions of money. 



And we do hereby, in finther 

 pursuance of the powers given to 

 his Mjyesty by the said Act, in the 

 name and on the behalf of his Ma- 

 jesty, and by and with the advice 

 of his ]\Lijesty's Privy Council, 

 further proclaim, ordain, and de- 

 clare, and name the said 13th day 

 of this instant February as the day 

 from and after which so much and 

 such parts of the Act made in the 

 li4th year of his Majesty's reign, 

 entituled, " An Act to prohibit the 

 importation of light silver coin of 

 this realm from foreign countries 

 into Great Britain or Ireland, and 

 to restrain the tender thereof be- 

 yond a certain sum," as enacts or 

 l)r0vides, or may be construed to 

 enact or provide, that any tender 

 in silver coin of the realm shall be 

 legal to the amount of 2.5 pounds, 

 or a tender for any greater sum 

 according to its value by weight ; 

 and also 60 much of any Act or 

 Acts whereby the said last recited 

 Act is continued, revived, or made 

 perpetujiJ, shall be repealed, and 

 the sanje are by virtue of the said 

 first lecited Act, and this our pro- 

 clamation, repealed accordingly. 



And we do hereby, in further 

 pursuance of the powers given to 

 ins Majesty, by virtue of the said 

 fir^t recited Act, jn the name and 

 on the behalf of his Majesty, and 

 by and with^tlie advice of his Ma- 

 jesty's Privy Council, proclaim, 

 ordain, declare, and name the said 

 .13th day of February as the day 



from 



