Pakistan's 25 paisa coinage of this period was produced against the backdrop of Z.A. Bhutto's nationalization programs and, after the 1977 coup, under Zia ul-Haq's military government — two administrations with sharply different economic philosophies but the same pressing need for small-denomination coinage in a rapidly urbanizing country. The Pakistan Mint in Lahore handled production throughout, having been expanded with British technical assistance in the 1950s.
The KM#37 type replaced an earlier cupro-nickel series that had circulated since the mid-1960s. Specimens from the final years of the run, 1980–1981, tend to appear in lower average grades, consistent with heavier circulation demand during a period of significant consumer price inflation.
Pakistan's 25 paisa coinage of this period was produced against the backdrop of Z.A. Bhutto's nationalization programs and, after the 1977 coup, under Zia ul-Haq's military government — two administrations with sharply different economic philosophies but the same pressing need for small-denomination coinage in a rapidly urbanizing country. The Pakistan Mint in Lahore handled production throughout, having been expanded with British technical assistance in the 1950s.
The KM#37 type replaced an earlier cupro-nickel series that had circulated since the mid-1960s. Specimens from the final years of the run, 1980–1981, tend to appear in lower average grades, consistent with heavier circulation demand during a period of significant consumer price inflation.