Catalog
50 Paisa
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1963-1969 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Large numeral '50' prominently displayed in the central field, flanked symmetrically by two decorative sprays of floral and foliate motifs. The denomination legend '50 Paisa' appears above in Bengali script and below in Urdu script. The design is clean and uncluttered, with the reeded border providing a uniform frame around the entire reverse. |
| Reverse script | Bengali/Arabic |
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Pakistan's nickel coinage of the 1960s was struck during a period of significant monetary reorganization following the country's decimalization in 1961, when the rupee was divided into 100 paisa rather than the older anna-based system. The transition required an entirely new coin series across multiple denominations, and these 50 paisa pieces were produced at the Royal Mint in London as well as domestically, depending on year.
Production continued through 1969, the year Ayub Khan's decade-long government collapsed under mass protest, ending the "Basic Democracies" system that had defined Pakistan's political structure since 1959.