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1 Paisa
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1964-1967 |
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| In circulation to | 30 September 2014 |
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| Obverse script | Arabic / Bengali |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays the large numeral '1' flanked by two symmetrically arranged wheat ears, their stems converging at the base and heads extending upward toward the upper field. Above the numeral, the denomination legend in Urdu script reading 'Aik Paisa' is inscribed across the upper portion of the field. Along the lower arc, the Bengali equivalent legend 'Ek Poisha' is inscribed in Bengali script. The overall design is simple and agricultural in character, emphasizing the denomination through bold numerals and cereal motifs. |
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Pakistan's one paisa denomination underwent a quiet but deliberate decimalization in 1961, when the country abandoned the anna system inherited from British India and moved to 100 paise to the rupee. This bronze issue was produced across several mints during the mid-1960s, a period when Pakistan's economic planning was heavily tied to Ayub Khan's development agenda and foreign aid from both Washington and Beijing simultaneously — an unusual balancing act that shaped even routine government expenditure like coinage contracts.