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| Issuer | Pakistan |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '10' prominently struck in the center of the field, with the denomination inscription in Urdu script above reading 'das paisa' and a further inscription in Bengali script below. The central motif is framed by a wreath of stylized foliage sprigs extending around the interior of the scalloped flan, their tips nearly meeting at the top and bottom of the design. |
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| Mintage | 1971 |
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Pakistan's aluminium coinage of the early 1970s coincided with one of the most catastrophic political fractures in the country's history. The 1971 issue fell squarely within the Bangladesh Liberation War, during which East Pakistan seceded following a brutal military crackdown and Indian military intervention. The Karachi mint continued production through the conflict, though the economic disruption was severe enough that circulation of small-denomination coinage became effectively academic in the eastern wing.
The denomination itself was already being phased toward irrelevance by inflation.