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5 Paisa Mint Sport
| Issuer | Pakistan Mint, Lahore |
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| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by an ornate tughra calligraphic emblem rendered in Arabic script, symbolizing the state authority of Pakistan. Above the tughra, the crescent and star emblem of Pakistan is prominently displayed in the upper field. The legend 'PAKISTAN' arcs around the periphery in both Arabic and Latin scripts. The date 1971 appears in the lower exergue in Arabic-Western numerals. |
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| Obverse lettering | PAKISTAN پاکستان 1971 |
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The "Mint Sport" designation identifies this as a pattern or proof-of-concept piece produced internally by the Lahore Mint — 1971 being one of the most turbulent years in Pakistani history, ending with the secession of East Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh following the Liberation War. Routine coinage production was severely disrupted that year, which makes the existence of experimental aluminium trials both logical and poignant: the mint was testing lighter, cheaper compositions while the country itself was fracturing.