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5 Paise with Devanagari legend

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 (14^th 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
Undetermined
1967		$ 0.06	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.43			$ 0.53	14%	KM#18.1 (Type 1; Calcutta Mint; 6mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1967			$ 0.03	$ 0.13	$ 0.24	$ 0.36	$ 0.57	$ 0.92	11%	KM#18.2 (Type 1; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1967									4%	KM#18.3 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1967 *				$ 0.32	$ 0.36				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	$ 0.06	$ 0.21	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.44	$ 0.55	$ 0.55	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			$ 0.07	$ 0.19	$ 0.23	$ 0.28	$ 0.61	$ 1.50	14%	KM#18.2 (Type 1; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1968			$ 0.19	$ 0.32	$ 0.32			$ 1.20	12%	KM#18.3 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1968 *	666 750 000			$ 0.48	$ 0.48				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	$ 0.13	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.39	$ 0.53	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							$ 7.50	2%	KM#18.3 (Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1969 B	9 147							$ 8.80	1.1%	KM#18.3 (Proof; Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1970								$ 1.30	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				$ 0.23			$ 1.30	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		$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.28	$ 0.51	23%	KM#18.3 (Type 2; Calcutta Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1971 *	499 200 000		$ 0.17	$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 0.34	$ 0.43	$ 0.60	12%	KM#18.2 (Type 1; Hyderabad Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1971 *						$ 0.60			3%	KM#18.3 (Type 2; Hyderabad Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1971 ♦		$ 0.05	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	20%	KM#18.3 (Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)
1971 B	4 375								1.3%	KM#18.3 (Proof; Type 2; Bombay Mint; 7mm "5" on reverse side legend)

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