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5 Paise without Devanagari legend
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1972-1984 |
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| Shape | Square with rounded corners |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral '5' appears prominently at center in a large format, reflecting the later sub-type (KM#18.4-18.6) which omits the Devanagari legend above the value that characterized earlier sub-types (KM#18.1-18.3). The word PAISE is inscribed in Latin script below the numeral, with the date positioned at the bottom of the field. The mint mark, where applicable, appears below the date: a star (*) for Hyderabad, a diamond (♦) for Mumbai, and the letter B for Bombay Proof issues, while coins from the Kolkata Mint bear no mint mark. |
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India's small-denomination aluminium paise coinage of this period occupied an awkward monetary position — technically legal tender but increasingly worthless in real purchasing terms as inflation eroded the rupee through the 1970s. The absence of a Devanagari legend distinguishes this from related types in the KM sequence, a variation that emerged from ongoing standardization debates within the Indian minting establishment rather than any single policy directive. These circulated hard across a vast and economically diverse country, and survivors in collectible condition are rarer than mintage figures suggest.