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50 Paise
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1964-1971 |
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| Value | 50 Paise |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari/Latin |
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| Mintage | 1964 - KM#58.1 (Type 1; Calcutta Mint; 7 mm `50`) - 23,361,000 1967 - KM#58.2 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 6.5 mm `50`) - 1967 ♦ - KM#58.1 (Type 1; Mumbai Mint; 7 mm `50`; variant) - 1967 ♦ - KM#58.1 (Type 1; Mumbai Mint; 7 mm `50`;common coin) - 19,267,000 1968 - KM#58.2 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 6.5 mm `50`) - 1968 ♦ - KM#58.2 (Type 2; Mumbai Mint; 6.5 mm `50`, no whiskers and thick horsetail; rare) - 1968 ♦ - KM#58.2 (Type 2; Mumbai Mint; 6.5 mm `50`) - 28,076,000 1969 - KM#58.2 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 6.5 mm `50`) - 1969 ♦ - KM#58.2 (Type 2; Mumbai Mint; 6.5 mm `50`) - 59,388,000 1970 - KM#58.2 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 6.5 mm `50`) - 1970 ♦ - KM#58.2 (Type 2; Mumbai Mint; 6.5 mm `50`) - 1970 ♦ - KM#58.3 (Type 1; Mumbai Mint; 6 mm `50`) - 1970 B - KM#58.3 (Proof; Type 1; Mumbai Mint; 6 mm `50`) - 3,046 1971 - KM#58.2 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 6.5 mm `50`) - 57,900,000 1971 B - KM#58.3 (Proof; Type 1; Mumbai Mint; 6 mm `50`) - 4,375 |
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India's transition from the anna system to decimal coinage was completed in 1957, but political pressure to retain familiar fractions kept the half-rupee denomination alive well into the following decade. The nickel 50 Paise series spanning 1964–1971 bridges two distinct mint identifications — the three sub-types reflect collar and die variations across Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras, each carrying its own mint mark convention.
The period coincides with severe Indo-Pakistani hostilities in 1965 and the monetary strain that followed, during which base metal coinage was produced under tight material budgets.