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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 856355, member: 6229"]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:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1 1/2 Pies = 1/2 Pice (pronunciation; <i>Paisa</i>)</p><p>3 Pies = 1 Pice (1 Pice = 1/4 Anna)</p><p>4 Pice = 1 Anna (12 Pies) (1 Pie = 1/12 Anna)</p><p>16 Annas = 1 Rupee (192 Pies)</p><p>15 Rupees = 1 Mohur</p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>When the Republic of India scrapped its old Monetary system in favor of the decimal system in 1957 the word <i>Naya </i>or <i>Naye (</i>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 <i>Naya </i>and <i>Naye </i>were dropped.</p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>(1957-1963) 100 <i>Naya </i>Paise = 1 Rupee (Naya nor Naye never applied to Rupees)</p><p>(1964 to date) 100 Paise = 1 Rupee</p><p> </p><p>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:</p><p> </p><p><b>Naya Paisa Round 16.04mm Bronze:</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-8&desc=India%20Republic%20km8%201%20Naya%20Paisa%20(1957-1961)&query=India%20km%208" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-8&desc=India%20Republic%20km8%201%20Naya%20Paisa%20(1957-1961)&query=India%20km%208" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-8&desc=India Republic km8 1 Naya Paisa (1957-1961)&query=India km 8</a></p><p> </p><p><b>2 Naye Paise Scalloped 10mm Copper-Nickel :</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-11&desc=India%20Republic%20km11%202%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957-1963)&query=India%20km%2011" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-11&desc=India%20Republic%20km11%202%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957-1963)&query=India%20km%2011" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-11&desc=India Republic km11 2 Naye Paise (1957-1963)&query=India km 11</a></p><p> </p><p><b>5 Naye Paise Square 22mm Copper Nickel:</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-16&desc=India%20Republic%20km16%205%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957-1963)&query=India%20km%2016" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-16&desc=India%20Republic%20km16%205%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957-1963)&query=India%20km%2016" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-16&desc=India Republic km16 5 Naye Paise (1957-1963)&query=India km 16</a></p><p> </p><p><b>10 Naye Paise Scalloped 23mm Copper Nickel:</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/87-24_1&desc=India%20Republic%20km24.1%2010%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957)&src=Paolo%20Sannino&query=India%20km%2024.1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/87-24_1&desc=India%20Republic%20km24.1%2010%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957)&src=Paolo%20Sannino&query=India%20km%2024.1" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/87-24_1&desc=India Republic km24.1 10 Naye Paise (1957)&src=Paolo Sannino&query=India km 24.1</a></p><p> </p><p><b>25 Naye Paise Round 19mm Nickel:</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-47&desc=India%20Republic%20km47.1%2025%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957-1963)&query=India%20km%2047.1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-47&desc=India%20Republic%20km47.1%2025%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957-1963)&query=India%20km%2047.1" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-47&desc=India Republic km47.1 25 Naye Paise (1957-1963)&query=India km 47.1</a></p><p> </p><p>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:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-46&desc=India%20Republic%20km46%2020%20Paise%20(1983)%20Fisheries&query=India%20Fisheries" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-46&desc=India%20Republic%20km46%2020%20Paise%20(1983)%20Fisheries&query=India%20Fisheries" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-46&desc=India Republic km46 20 Paise (1983) Fisheries&query=India Fisheries</a></p><p> </p><p>No 50 Naye Paise were struck until 1960<font face="Times New Roman">.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font><b>50 Naye Paise Round 24mm Nickel:</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-55&desc=India%20Republic%20km55%2050%20Naye%20Paise%20(1960-1963)&query=India%20km%2055" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-55&desc=India%20Republic%20km55%2050%20Naye%20Paise%20(1960-1963)&query=India%20km%2055" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-55&desc=India Republic km55 50 Naye Paise (1960-1963)&query=India km 55</a></p><p> </p><p>Not only was <i>Naya </i>and <i>Naye</i> 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):</p><p>Bombay Mint struck 36,190,000 Hindi variety for circulation.</p><p>Calcutta struck 28,350,000 Hindi variety for circulation.</p><p> </p><p><b>50 Paise (Hindi):</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-57&desc=India%20Republic%20km57%2050%20Paise%20(1964)%20Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20-%20Hindi&query=India%20Nehru" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-57&desc=India%20Republic%20km57%2050%20Paise%20(1964)%20Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20-%20Hindi&query=India%20Nehru" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-57&desc=India Republic km57 50 Paise (1964) Jawaharlal Nehru - Hindi&query=India Nehru</a></p><p> </p><p>Bombay minted 21,900,000 English variety for circulation and ? proofs.</p><p>Calcutta minted 7,160,000 English variety for circulation.</p><p> </p><p><b>50 Paise (English)</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-56&desc=India%20Republic%20km56%2050%20Paise%20(1964)%20Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20-%20English&query=India%20Nehru" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-56&desc=India%20Republic%20km56%2050%20Paise%20(1964)%20Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20-%20English&query=India%20Nehru" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-56&desc=India Republic km56 50 Paise (1964) Jawaharlal Nehru - English&query=India Nehru</a></p><p> </p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">1964 </font><font face="Arial">commemorative issues included a 28mm Rupee:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial">Bombay Mint struck 10,010,000 for circulation and an unknown number (?) of proofs.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Calcutta Mint struck 10,020,000 for circulation.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-76&desc=India%20Republic%20km76%201%20Rupee%20(1964)%20Jawaharial%20Nehru%20&query=India%20Nehru" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-76&desc=India%20Republic%20km76%201%20Rupee%20(1964)%20Jawaharial%20Nehru%20&query=India%20Nehru" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-76&desc=India Republic km76 1 Rupee (1964) Jawaharial Nehru &query=India Nehru</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Thought you'd like to know...</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Clinker</font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 856355, member: 6229"]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; [I]Paisa[/I]) 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 [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT]When the Republic of India scrapped its old Monetary system in favor of the decimal system in 1957 the word [I]Naya [/I]or [I]Naye ([/I]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 [I]Naya [/I]and [I]Naye [/I]were dropped. [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT](1957-1963) 100 [I]Naya [/I]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: [B]Naya Paisa Round 16.04mm Bronze: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-8&desc=India%20Republic%20km8%201%20Naya%20Paisa%20(1957-1961)&query=India%20km%208[/URL] [B]2 Naye Paise Scalloped 10mm Copper-Nickel : [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-11&desc=India%20Republic%20km11%202%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957-1963)&query=India%20km%2011[/URL] [B]5 Naye Paise Square 22mm Copper Nickel: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-16&desc=India%20Republic%20km16%205%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957-1963)&query=India%20km%2016[/URL] [B]10 Naye Paise Scalloped 23mm Copper Nickel: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/87-24_1&desc=India%20Republic%20km24.1%2010%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957)&src=Paolo%20Sannino&query=India%20km%2024.1[/URL] [B]25 Naye Paise Round 19mm Nickel: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-47&desc=India%20Republic%20km47.1%2025%20Naye%20Paise%20(1957-1963)&query=India%20km%2047.1[/URL] 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: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-46&desc=India%20Republic%20km46%2020%20Paise%20(1983)%20Fisheries&query=India%20Fisheries[/URL] No 50 Naye Paise were struck until 1960[FONT=Times New Roman].[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][B]50 Naye Paise Round 24mm Nickel: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-55&desc=India%20Republic%20km55%2050%20Naye%20Paise%20(1960-1963)&query=India%20km%2055[/URL] Not only was [I]Naya [/I]and [I]Naye[/I] 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. [B]50 Paise (Hindi): [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-57&desc=India%20Republic%20km57%2050%20Paise%20(1964)%20Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20-%20Hindi&query=India%20Nehru[/URL] Bombay minted 21,900,000 English variety for circulation and ? proofs. Calcutta minted 7,160,000 English variety for circulation. [B]50 Paise (English) [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-56&desc=India%20Republic%20km56%2050%20Paise%20(1964)%20Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20-%20English&query=India%20Nehru[/URL] [FONT=Times New Roman] 1964 [/FONT][FONT=Arial]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. [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-76&desc=India%20Republic%20km76%201%20Rupee%20(1964)%20Jawaharial%20Nehru%20&query=India%20Nehru[/URL] Thought you'd like to know... Clinker [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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