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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.
Different commemorative coins of 5 Rupees 10 Rupees silver coin of India 1972 (25 years of India's independence) The first Indian commemorative coin was issued in 1964 in remembrance of Jawaharlal Nehru's birth anniversary. Since then, numerous coins from 5 paise (INR 0.05) to ₹1000 (INR 1000.00) have been issued.
There was a coin of one anna, and also half-anna coins of copper and two-anna pieces of silver. [2] With the rupee having been valued to 1s 6d [3] and weighing 180 grains as a 916.66 fine silver coin, [4] the anna was equivalent to 9/8 d (one penny and half a farthing). Hence the 2 anna silver coins were of low weight (22.5 grains = 1.46 g).
A second issue of the same denominations was struck in 1862 at the Indian Government Mint, Calcutta. These bore the inscription "India – Straits". [8] In 1871, silver coins were issued in the name of the Straits Settlements for 5, 10 and 20 cents, followed by copper 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 cent the next year and silver 50 cents in 1886. Silver ...
Five-rupee coins, made from brass, are being minted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In 1997 the 20 paise coin was discontinued, followed by the 10 paise coin in 1998, and the 25 paise in 2002. Between 2005 and 2008 new, lighter fifty-paise, one-, two-, and five-rupee coins were introduced, made from ferritic stainless steel.
5 naye paise (Indian coin) A. Banknote of Ambliara; C. ... Dam (Indian coin) Danish Indian rupee; Dutch East India Company coinage; F. French Indian rupee; H ...
The Indian five paise (Hindi: पाँच पैसे) (singular: Paisa), is former denomination of the Indian Rupee. The 5 coin equals 1 ⁄ 20 of the Indian Rupee. The symbol for paisa is ( ).
Each anna was further divided to four Indian pices and each pice into three Indian pies till 1947 when the pie was demonetized. In 1955, India amended the "Indian Coinage Act" to adopt the metric system for coinage. Paisa coins were introduced in 1957, but from 1957 to 1964 the coin was called "Naya Paisa" (English: New Paisa. Plural: Naye ...