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100 Rupees Islamic Summit Conference
| Issuer | State Bank of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Currency | Rupee (decimalized, 1961-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the Islamic Summit Minar — a stylized commemorative tower rising from a tiered, ornamental platform rendered in precise relief. Two circular medallions bearing the shahada inscription in Arabic flank the central monument, one to the left and one to the right. The Urdu legend 'پاکستان' (Pakistan) curves across the upper field in Nastaliq script, with the denomination 'روپیہ' (Rupee) to the left and the numeral '100' to the right. A cartouche along the lower rim bears the Latin inscription 'ISLAMIC SUMMIT MINAR' in raised block letters. The design is framed by a bold reeded border. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic/Latin |
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Issued to mark the Third Islamic Summit Conference held in Lahore in February 1974 — not 1977, which is the strike or release date recorded for some distribution versions. The Lahore summit was a significant moment for Pakistan's Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who used the gathering of 37 Muslim-majority nations partly to consolidate his own political standing and to push for recognition of Bangladesh, which had broken from Pakistan just three years earlier.
Mintage was limited, and the .925 silver specification places this firmly in the commemorative rather than circulation category — it was never intended as spending money.