India Coins: Type Collecting - 50 PaiseCopyright © 2008-2009 Ken Polssoninternet e-mail: contact@cointypes.info All rights reserved. Permission is granted to create web links to this site, not to copy these pages to other web sites. URL: http://cointypes.info/india/ |
1960-1963 Coins struck in nickel. Diameter 24mm. Denomination referred to as "naye paise". 1964 Denomination referred to as "paise". Death of Jawaharial Nehru; reverse legend in English. 1964 Death of Jawaharial Nehru; reverse legend in Hindi. 1964-1971 Return to regular design, with "paise" denomination. 1969 Centennial of birth of Mahatma Gandhi. 1972 25th anniversary of independence. 1972-1973 New regular reverse design. 1973 F.A.O. issue, "Grow More Food". 1974-1983 Regular designs, reverse lettering closer together. 1982 National integration. 1984-1990 New regular designs. 1985 Golden jubilee of Reserve Bank of India. 1985 Death of Indira Gandhi. 1986 F.A.O. issue, fisheries. 1988-2003 New regular designs; reverse depicts parliament building in New Delhi. Coins struck in stainless steel; weight 3.8 grams, diameter 22mm. 1997 50th anniversary of independence. 2008 Return to India Coins: Type Collecting main page. |
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