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5 Rupees Pattern
| Issuer | State Bank of Pakistan |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Urdu |
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| Reverse script | Urdu |
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Pakistan's decimal coinage has seen numerous pattern trials that never reached circulation, and this aluminium 5 rupee piece from 2001 is one of them — struck for evaluation purposes and almost certainly rejected in favor of the cupro-nickel composition that remained in production. Aluminium trials at this weight suggest the State Bank was exploring cost-reduction options at a time when base metal prices were squeezing minting budgets across South Asian central banks.