asked the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in considering the question of rationalising and re-designing the coinage.
Written Answers. - Re-design of Coinage.
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The general position with regard to the coinage is as I indicated in reply to a question on 3 May, 1983. The consideration in my Department and the Central Bank of proposals to introduce a 20p or 25p coin and, possibly, at a later date a £1 coin, is proceeding and I hope to be in a position to submit appropriate proposals to the Government in the near future.