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Section 5 in Coinage of Five Hundred Rupees and Ten Rupees Coins to commemorate the occasion of "500th Anniversary of Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Coming to Vrindavan" Rules, 2016
5. Standard weight and remedy allowed.
- The standard weight of the coins of the following denominations, coined to commemorate the occasion of "500th Anniversary of Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Coming to Vrindavan" and the remedy allowed in making of such coins shall be as specified in the Table below:-Table| Denomination of coin | Standard weight | Remedy allowed | |
| In composition | In standard weight | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Five Hundred Rupees | 35 Grams | 1/500thplus or minus for Silver, that is to say,the Silver content may vary from 498 to 502 per 1000. | 1/100thplus or minus, that is to say, weight couldvary from 34.65 grams to 35.35 grams. |
| Ten Rupees | 7.71 Grams (outer ring 4.45 grams and centerpiece 3.26 grams) | Outer Ring -(Aluminium – Bronze)Aluminium 5.5per cent. to 6 per cent; Nickel-1.75 per cent. to 2 per cent.and remainder are copper.Centre piece - (Cupro-Nickel)Plusor minus 1 per cent. for both Copper and Nickel, that is to say,the copper may vary from 74 per cent. to 76 per cent. and Nickelfrom 24 per cent. to 26 per cent. | Plus or minus 2.5 per cent. that is to say, the weight couldvary from 7.52 grams to 7.90 grams. |