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2 Rupees with clouds, Trial Strike
| Issuer | State Bank of Pakistan |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Weight | 5.24 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the national emblem of Pakistan: a crescent moon open to the right and a five-pointed star, both rendered in relief against a plain field. Flanking the base of the crescent are two stylized wheat stalks, their heads curving outward symmetrically. The legend in Arabic script reading 'Islamic Republic of Pakistan' arcs along the upper periphery within the beaded border, with the date '2003' inscribed in the lower field beneath the wheat stalks. |
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| Obverse lettering | اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان 2003 |
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Pakistan's 2-rupee coinage underwent a prolonged redesign process in the early 2000s, and trial strikes — produced outside normal mint runs to test die alignment, metal flow, and edge consistency — were never intended to leave official channels. The "with clouds" designation distinguishes this from the issued type, pointing to a design element revised or eliminated before the final circulation version was approved.
Pieces like this surface almost exclusively from former mint or central bank employees, not from circulation.