5 Paise International Year of the Child

Features

Issuer	India
Period	Republic (1950-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	1979
Value	5 Paise (0.05 INR)
Currency	Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date)
Composition	Aluminium (96% Aluminium, 4% Magnesium)
Weight	1.5 g
Diameter	22 mm
Thickness	2.35 mm
Shape	Rhombus
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 1746
References	KM# 22 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

International Year of the Child

Obverse

Ashoka lion pedestal, denomination below

Scripts: Devanagari, Latin

Lettering:
भारत INDIA
पैसे 5 PAISE

Reverse

Emblem on square within circle, flanked by sprays

NOTE: Different mintmarks
♦ (small dot/diamond) = Mumbai
B (letter "B") = Mumbai Proof Issues
(no mintmark) = Calcutta
* (five-pointed star) = Hyderabad

Scripts: Devanagari, Latin

Lettering:
बच्चे की मुस्कान-राष्ट्र की शान
HAPPY CHILD-NATION'S PRIDE
1979

Edge

Smooth

Mints

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