The National Emblem of Bangladesh: a water lily bordered on two sides by rice sheaves. Above are tea leaves and four stars representing the four principles of the first constitution of Bangladesh in 1972: nationalism, secularism, socialism, and democracy.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse description
A family with two kids sitting face to face. The word `Bangladesh` and the face value in figures and in full.
Reverse script
Bengali
Reverse lettering
বাংলাদেশ
১৯৮০
দশ ১0 পয়সা (Translation: Bangladesh 1980 Ten 10 Poisha)
Edge
Smooth
Mint
Mintage
1977 - ১৯৭৭; Royal Canadian Mint - 48 000 000 1978 - ১৯৭৮; Royal Canadian Mint - 77 518 000 1979 - ১৯৭৯; Royal Canadian Mint - 170 112 000 1980 - ১৯৮০ - 200 000 000