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1 Paisa
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1964-1967 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the national emblem of Pakistan: a crescent and five-pointed star above an ornate tughra-style Arabic inscription reading 'Hukumat-e-Pakistan' (Government of Pakistan). The legend in Urdu (Nastaliq script) arcs along the right field and the Bengali equivalent arcs along the left field, both denoting the Government of Pakistan. The date appears in Western numerals at the base of the design within the lower field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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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.