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5 Pice
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1961 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN |
| Reverse description | Central design depicts a traditional Pakistani sailing vessel (sailboat) rendered in profile, with the denomination numerals displayed on the sails. A trilingual legend surrounds the central device, incorporating inscriptions in Bengali, Urdu, and English. The date of issue appears in the lower exergual area beneath the vessel. |
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Pakistan decimalized its currency in 1961, replacing the anna-based system inherited from British India with a straightforward 100 pice to the rupee. This 5 pice was among the first issues of the new decimal coinage, struck as the country's monetary administration worked through the practical chaos of retiring old denominations while flooding circulation with the new ones. The transition was administratively demanding enough that some earlier non-decimal types remained in circulation alongside the new series well into the mid-1960s.