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5 Rupees Pattern

Issuer Pakistan Mint
Year 2001
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Value 5 Rupees (5 PKR)
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Obverse description Left-facing bust of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan, rendered in high relief with finely engraved hair detail, wearing a suit and tie. The Urdu legend reading 'Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah' arcs along the left field, while 'Islamic Republic of Pakistan' appears along the right. The date 2001 is inscribed in the lower field beneath the portrait. The entire design is contained within a beaded border.
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Reverse script Arabic
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Pattern coins from the Pakistan Mint rarely surface in Western auction records, and this particular 2001 piece predates the circulating 5 Rupee coin that eventually entered production — meaning it documents a design or specification under consideration, not necessarily the one adopted. Whether it represents an approved trial or a rejected proposal is not reliably established in the published literature.

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