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In 1982, a new 2 rupee coin was introduced experimentally to replace 2 rupee notes. The 2 rupee coin was not minted again till 1990, after which it was minted every following year. Stainless steel coinage of 10, 25 and 50 paisa was introduced in 1988. In 1992, a new stainless steel rupee coin, smaller and lighter than the older rupee, was ...
Currently it is the lowest circulating denomination of the Indian rupee. The symbol for paisa is (). On 30 June 2011, when the 25 paisa and all other lower denomination coins were officially demonetised, the 50 paise coin became the lowest circulating denomination of the Indian rupee. [1]
From 1957 to 1964, the paisa was called naya paisa (transl. 'new paisa') to distinguish it from the old paisa/pice which was a 1 ⁄ 64 subdivision of the Indian Rupee. On 1 June 1964, the term "naya" was dropped and the denomination was named paisa. Paisa has been issued in 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, and 50 paise coins.
The demonetisation of the 25-paise coin and all paise coins below it took place, and a new series of coins (50 paise – nicknamed athanni – one, two, five, and ten rupees with the new rupee sign) were put into circulation in 2011. In 2016 the 50 paise coin was last minted. Coins commonly in circulation are one, two, five, ten, and twenty rupees.
The 1939 rupee is the most expensive rupee, as after 1939 all silver coins effectively became less pure, due to the shortage of silver during World War II. The 1947 rupee, half rupee, quarter rupee and anna coins are also of special interest to collectors, since that was the last year British issued coins were circulated in India.
These coins can range in price from $4,500 up to $172,500. 8. 1864 Indian Head Penny “L” on Ribbon — $161,000 After Flying Eagle Cent was minted, the federal government transitioned to the ...
Like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the ₹ 50 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order.
Indian 1-rupee coin; Indian 2-paisa coin; Indian 2-rupee coin; ... Indian 20-rupee coin; Indian 25-paisa coin; Indian 50-paisa coin; Indian anna; Indian paisa; Indo ...