Do you know how vast India was during the British-India era (1835-1947)? The whole of India included what is now India, Bangladash and Pakistan. The monetary system of British-India was: 1 1/2 Pies = 1/2 Pice (pronunciation; Paisa) 3 Pies = 1 Pice (1 Pice = 1/4 Anna) 4 Pice = 1 Anna (12 Pies) (1 Pie = 1/12 Anna) 16 Annas = 1 Rupee (192 Pies) 15 Rupees = 1 Mohur When the Republic of India scrapped its old Monetary system in favor of the decimal system in 1957 the word Naya or Naye (New) preceded the denomination, i.e. Naya Paisa, 5 Naye Paise, 10 Naye Paise, 25 Naye Paise, and 50 Naye Paise to alert the bearer of the coin of the monetary system changes. In 1964 Naya and Naye were dropped. (1957-1963) 100 Naya Paise = 1 Rupee (Naya nor Naye never applied to Rupees) (1964 to date) 100 Paise = 1 Rupee With the implementation of the first decimal coinage (1 Paisa plus 5, 10 and 25 Paise coins) in 1957 India mint officials kept their large population of blind citizens in mind and designed the coins so they could easily identify them by touch (holding in one's hands). Here's photos of the 4 coins courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery: Naya Paisa Round 16.04mm Bronze: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...km8 1 Naya Paisa (1957-1961)&query=India km 8 2 Naye Paise Scalloped 10mm Copper-Nickel : http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...11 2 Naye Paise (1957-1963)&query=India km 11 5 Naye Paise Square 22mm Copper Nickel: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...16 5 Naye Paise (1957-1963)&query=India km 16 10 Naye Paise Scalloped 23mm Copper Nickel: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri... (1957)&src=Paolo Sannino&query=India km 24.1 25 Naye Paise Round 19mm Nickel: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...25 Naye Paise (1957-1963)&query=India km 47.1 In 1957 - 1960 25 Naye Paise 6-sided 25mm Nickel coins were minted too. Here is a photo of a 1983 20 Paise utilizing the same design as the 1957 25 Naye Paise: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri... Paise (1983) Fisheries&query=India Fisheries No 50 Naye Paise were struck until 1960. 50 Naye Paise Round 24mm Nickel: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...5 50 Naye Paise (1960-1963)&query=India km 55 Not only was Naya and Naye dropped in 1964, but more numismatic history was made. Bombay (now Mumbai) and Calcutta mints struck 50 Paise Round 24mm Nickel coins to commemorate the death of Jawaharlal Nehru. Two varieties were issued (1 in Hindi and 1 in English): Bombay Mint struck 36,190,000 Hindi variety for circulation. Calcutta struck 28,350,000 Hindi variety for circulation. 50 Paise (Hindi): http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...4) Jawaharlal Nehru - Hindi&query=India Nehru Bombay minted 21,900,000 English variety for circulation and ? proofs. Calcutta minted 7,160,000 English variety for circulation. 50 Paise (English) http://worldcoingallery.com/countri... Jawaharlal Nehru - English&query=India Nehru 1964 commemorative issues included a 28mm Rupee: Bombay Mint struck 10,010,000 for circulation and an unknown number (?) of proofs. Calcutta Mint struck 10,020,000 for circulation. http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...ee (1964) Jawaharial Nehru &query=India Nehru Thought you'd like to know... Clinker
I have a 1 Rupee and a 50 Paise from the 70's, had them in a Coin Outta The Vault thread a while back. Nice to see some of the older examples and a little history behind them! Thanks Clinker!
