5 Paise with Devanagari legend

5 Paise (with Devanagari legend) - obverse5 Paise (with Devanagari legend) - reverse

© Joseph Kunnappally

Features

Issuer India
Period Republic (1950-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1967-1971
Value 5 Paise (0.05 INR)
Currency Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date)
Composition Aluminium
Weight 1.6 g
Size 22 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape Square with rounded corners
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 30 June 2011
Number
N#
3990
References KM# 18
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.

Obverse

Ashoka Lion Capital.

Lettering: भारत INDIA

Translation: India INDIA

Reverse

Denomination, date below.

Lettering:
रुपये का बीसवाँ भाग
5
पाँच पैसे
1971
B

Translation:
One-twentieth of a rupee
5
Five Paise
1971
B

Edge

Smooth

Mints

Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date)
* Hyderabad, India (1803-date)
Mumbai / Bombay, India (1829-date)
B Mumbai / Bombay, India (1829-date)

Comments

Different National Emblem Types in KM#18.x mintages.
Type 1: Side lions toothless with 2 to 3 furrows, short squat D in INDIA. Pedestal 8.98mm wide.
Type 2: Asoka lion pedestal more imposing. Side lions with 3 or 4 furrows, more elegant D in INDIA. The shape of the D in INDIA is the easiest way to distinguish this obverse. Pedestal 9.35mm wide.


Difference between KM#18.1 and KM#18.2


Different types of reverse, KM#18.1 - KM#18.3 with Devanagari legend above value (similar to KM#17); KM#18.4 - KM#18.6 without a legend and with larger "5" in denomination.

Bombay mintmarks:
♦ - Circulation strikes
B - Proof strikes

Different sizes of denomination letters and numeral in KM#18.x exist.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1967  $ 0.07 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 0.41 $ 0.61 14% KM#18.1 (Type 1; Calcutta Mint; 6mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1967  $ 0.03 $ 0.15 $ 0.27 $ 0.37 $ 0.58 $ 0.96 11% KM#18.2 (Type 1; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1967  $ 0.54 4% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1967 * $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 7% KM#18.2 (Type 1; Hyderabad Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1967 * 2% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Hyderabad Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1967 ♦ 608 533 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.11 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 0.46 $ 0.68 $ 0.90 19% KM#18.1 (Type 1; Bombay Mint; 6mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1967 ♦ 3% KM#18.2 (Type 1; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1968  $ 0.05 $ 0.08 $ 0.20 $ 0.26 $ 0.37 $ 0.66 $ 1.50 15% KM#18.2 (Type 1; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1968  $ 0.20 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 1.20 12% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1968 * 666 750 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 12% KM#18.2 (Type 1; Hyderabad Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1968 * 4% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Hyderabad Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1968 ♦ $ 0.02 $ 0.14 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 0.51 $ 0.90 13% KM#18.2 (Type 1; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1968 ♦ $ 0.17 $ 0.73 $ 0.73 $ 0.73 9% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5"; with legend reverse)
1969 ♦ 3 740 000 $ 6.90 2% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1969 B 9 147 $ 9.10 1.1% KM#18.3 (Proof; Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1970  $ 1.40 4% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1970 * 2.0% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Hyderabad Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1970 ♦ 39 900 000 $ 0.24 $ 1.20 5% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1970 B 3 046 0.6% KM#18.3 (Proof; Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1971  $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.22 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.33 $ 0.53 23% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1971 * 499 200 000 $ 0.17 $ 0.35 $ 0.35 $ 0.35 $ 0.44 $ 0.62 11% KM#18.2 (Type 1; Hyderabad Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1971 * $ 0.62 3% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Hyderabad Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1971 ♦ $ 0.05 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.34 $ 0.43 $ 0.90 20% KM#18.3 (Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1971 B 4 375 1.2% KM#18.3 (Proof; Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)

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