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1/2 Anna Crescent opens to left, Mint Sport
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1949-1951 |
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| Thickness | 1.35 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN 19 49 |
| Reverse description | Central design features a large crescent moon opening to the left with a five-pointed star in the upper right of the crescent's arc, both rendered in relief against a plain field. The crescent and star are flanked below by two symmetrical olive or wheat sprays curving inward. The denomination legend HALF ANNA is inscribed in a straight line across the lower central field. The design is contained within a scalloped square flan with rounded corners and a beaded border. |
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Pakistan's earliest coinage was struck under emergency arrangements at the Royal Mint in London and the Calcutta Mint, as the newly independent state had no mint of its own at Partition in 1947. The crescent orientation became a minor administrative variable across early issues, resulting in documented left- and right-opening varieties that were never officially differentiated in government releases but are now catalogued separately by collectors.
The "Mint Sport" designation flags this as an unintended die variation rather than a deliberate type.