Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
Provisos.
Four-anna and two-anna pieces.
14. Copper coin when a legal tender.
15. Coin made under former Acts.
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13. Rupees and half rupees a legal tender.
Provisos.
Four-anna and two-anna pieces.
14. Copper coin when a legal tender.
13. The said rupee and half rupee shall be a legal tender in payment or on account:
Provided that the coin has not lost more than two per cent. in weight:
Provided
220 Indian Coinage. [ACT XXIII
Provided also that it has not been clipped or filed, or defaced or diminished, otherwise than by use.
The quarter rupee and eighth of a rupee shall be legal tender only for the fractions of a rupee, subject to the second proviso contained in this section.
Source: India Code