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The Indian Two paise (Hindi: दो पैसे) (singular: Paisa), is a former denomination of the Indian Rupee. The 2 coin equals 1 ⁄ 50 of the Indian Rupee. The symbol for Paisa is ( ).
A 20 paisa coin was minted in 1968. Neither of these coins gained much popularity. The 1, 2 and 3 paisa coins were phased out gradually in the 1970s. 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.
Paisa coins were introduced in 1957, but from 1957 to 1964 the coin was called "Naya Paisa" (English: New Paisa). On 1 June 1964, the term "Naya" was dropped and the denomination was simply called "One paisa". Paisa coins were issued as a part of "The Decimal Series". [1] [2] [3]
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.
2011 (2 cents) July 2015: No: 1- and 2-cent coins were withdrawn from circulation from July 2015, and remained legal tender until 30 July 2020. Pakistan: 1 paisa 2 paisa 5, 10, 25 and 50 paisa: 1979 1976 1996: 1 October 2014 1 October 2014 1 October 2014: No: On 1 October 2014, all coins in denominations of 50 paisa and below were officially ...
The copper coinage of Tribhuvan consisted of 1 paisa, with 2 and 5 paisa added in 1919. Silver coins were issued for 1 dam, 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 2 and 4 mohar, with gold 1 dam, 1 ⁄ 32, 1 ⁄ 16, 1 ⁄ 8 and 1 mohar. The gold coinage continued to be issued after the introduction of the rupee until 1950.
Iltutmish established the jital as a billon coin containing 3.90 grains or 2 rattis of silver. The tanka was one tola, then 96 grains of silver, which, divided by 2, was made up of 48 jitals. Balban's billon tankas contained 4.5 grains of silver and were worth two jitals. Balban introduced bilingual billon coins, a practice continued by his ...
The one rupee coin, struck at the Bombay mint, has 2 dots below the top flower and 0 dots above the bottom flower (2/0). Currency and proof issues of the 1862 dated rupee coins have a number of different obverse and reverse die varieties, which are helpful in identification of the mint. The design of the coin, however, remained largely unchanged.