| Issuer | Bangladesh |
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| Year | 1977-1994 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Poisha |
| Currency | Taka (1972-date) |
| Composition | Stainless steel |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Thickness | 1.52 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#13, Schön#14 |
| Obverse description | The National Emblem of Bangladesh: a water lily bordered on two sides by rice sheaves. Above are a three-leaf clover of tea leaves and four stars representing the four principles of the first constitution of Bangladesh in 1972: nationalism, secularism, socialism, and democracy. |
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| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | |
| Reverse description | A hilsa, the national fish of Bangladesh, a chicken, a pineapple and a banana. The word `Bangladesh` and the face value in figures and in full |
| Reverse script | Bengali |
| Reverse lettering | বাংলাদেশ ১৯৭৭ পঞ্চাশ ৫০ পয়সা (Translation: Bangladesh 1977 Fifty 50 Poisha) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1977 - ১৯৭৭; Royal Canadian Mint - 12 700 000 1978 - ১৯৭৮; Royal Canadian Mint - 37 300 000 1979 - ১৯৭৯; Royal Candian Mint - 2 208 000 1980 - ১৯৮০ - 124 512 000 1981 - ১৯৮১ (Never Minted) - 36 680 000 1983 - ১৯৮৩ - 31 392 000 1984 - ১৯৮৪ - 168 608 000 1994 - ১৯৯৪ - |
| Numisquare ID | 3380255940 |
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