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50 Rupees 550th Birthday Celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji
| Issuer | State Bank of Pakistan |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Engraver(s) | Lahore Mint Pakistan |
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| Obverse description | At center, the national emblem of Pakistan featuring a waxing crescent moon and five-pointed star oriented toward the northwest in a rising position. Encircling the upper periphery, the legend reads 'ISLAMI JAMHORIA PAKISTAN' in Latin script, with the Urdu equivalent 'اسلامہ جمہوریہ پاکستان' below. The date of issue, 2019, appears beneath the crescent and star, above two upward-curving wheat sprigs. The face value numeral '50' in bold appears to the right of the crescent, with 'روپیہ' in Urdu script to the left. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts Gurdwara Janam Asthan (Gurdwara Nankana Sahib), the historic Sikh shrine located in Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan, rendered in architectural detail. The legend '550th Birthday Celebrations' arches across the upper field in three lines. Below the central motif, the inscription 'SRI GURU NANAK DEV JI 1469-2019' appears in three lines, commemorating the 550th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism. |
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji's 550th birth anniversary in 2019 prompted unusual diplomatic engagement between India and Pakistan — most visibly the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor in November of that year, allowing Sikh pilgrims from India visa-free access to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistani Punjab, where Nanak spent the final years of his life. Pakistan issued several commemorative items tied to the anniversary, this coin among them, as part of a broader effort to court Sikh goodwill across an otherwise hostile border. Nanak was born in 1469 in Nankana Sahib, now located in Pakistan's Punjab province.