5 Paise

Features

Issuer	India
Period	Republic (1950-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1964-1966
Value	5 Paise (0.05 INR)
Currency	Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	4.05 g
Size	22 mm
Thickness	1.7 mm
Shape	Square with rounded corners
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 10686
References	KM# 17 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

Ashoka Lion Capital

Scripts: Devanagari, Latin

Lettering: भारत INDIA

Reverse

Denomination, date below. Mintmark below date except for Calcutta.
Rupyay ka Beeswa Bhaag (20th of a Rupee)
Paanch Paisay (5 paise) in Nagari

Script: Devanagari

Lettering:
रूपये का बीसवाँ भाग
5
पाँच पैसे
1965

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date)
*	Hyderabad, India (1803-date)
♦	Mumbai / Bombay, India (1829-date)

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1964		$ 0.06	$ 0.26	$ 0.39	$ 0.63	$ 1.10	Calcutta Mint	22%
1964 *			$ 0.60				Hyderabad Mint	4%
1964 ♦	156 000 000	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.29	$ 0.50	$ 1.10	Mumbai Mint; two variants; see comments	27%
1965		$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 0.96	$ 2.20	Calcutta Mint	26%
1965 *				$ 23			Hyderabad Mint	4%
1965 ♦	203 855 000	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.55	$ 0.55	$ 1.60	Mumbai Mint	37%
1966			$ 0.75			$ 3.60	Calcutta Mint	11%
1966 ♦	101 395 000			$ 0.35	$ 0.96	$ 3.30	Mumbai Mint	12%

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