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The coin shall be round with 200 serrations on the edge, diameter of 35 millimetres (1.4 in) and 20.0 grams (0.71 oz) (not exceeding 1/40th in weight) 500,000 [2] 8 10 Rupee Coin August 13, 1998 Silver Jubilee of Senate of Pakistan: Cupro Nickel, Copper 75%, Nickel 25% The coin shall be round, dimension of 27.50 mm (and weight of 8.25 grams).
The Pakistan Mint was founded in September 1943 as His Majesty's Mint when, during World War II, the British Indian government relocated mint operations from Calcutta to Lahore in response to Japanese bombing. [1] After the partition of India in 1947, the mint was renamed Pakistan Mint. [1] [2]
Many history and cultural museums have large numismatic collections (coins, money, and tokens). Some museums are specifically dedicated to the history of money or coins, while others have major collections amongst other material. Many small museums often have important collections of coins from their local area or important archaeological sites.
Five paisa coin first used in 1965 1 paisa coin first used in 1972 5 paisa coin used in 1974. In 1948, coins were introduced in denominations of 1 pice, 1 ⁄ 2, 1 and 2 annas, 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 rupee. 1 pie coins were added in 1951. In 1961, coins for 1, 5 and 10 pice were issued, followed later the same year by 1 paisa, 5 and 10 paise coins.
The old cliché about finding rare and valuable coins is that you should start by digging around in your sofa. That's not necessarily bad advice. However, chances are the only loose change you'll ...
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Double-die style struck coin from Ancient India, c 304-232 BCE featuring an elephant on one face and a lion on the other. Since that time, coins have been the most universal embodiment of money. These first coins were made of electrum, a naturally occurring pale yellow mixture of gold and silver that was further alloyed with silver and copper.
State Bank of Pakistan Museum & Art Gallery is a museum on Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Road in Karachi, established in 2004 to introduce the first Monetary Museum of Pakistan. The current State Bank of Pakistan Museum & Art Gallery building, previously the Imperial Bank of India , is a Greco Roman building in Jodhpuri Red Sandstone constructed in ...