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5 Paise
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1964-1966 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#17 |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari / Latin |
| Obverse lettering | भारत INDIA |
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| Additional information |
India's transition away from the anna system in 1957 created a new decimal coinage that required nearly a decade of die and alloy adjustments before stabilizing. The 1964–1966 copper-nickel 5 Paise issues are among the last of this transitional period — the series was subsequently struck in aluminum beginning in 1967, dramatically reducing production costs as the government struggled to keep low-denomination coinage economically viable to mint.