Catalog
1 Paisa
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1965-1969 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#24a, Schön#22a |
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| Obverse script | Arabic/Bengali |
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| Reverse script | Arabic/Bengali |
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Pakistan's shift to nickel brass for this denomination in 1965 was a direct response to rising metal costs — the earlier bronze composition had become uneconomical to strike at this size and weight. The change was made quietly, without fanfare, as part of a broader rationalization of the subcontinent's subsidiary coinage following the monetary disruptions of Partition's aftermath.