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  • 1 Paisa 1965-1969, KM# 24a, Pakistan
  • 1 Paisa 1965-1969, KM# 24a, Pakistan
Obverse

Depicts a tughra in Urdu that translates as "Government of Pakistan". A star and crescent are engraved above the tughra slanted toward the upper left. Written clockwise along the rim is the Bengali equivalent of the tughra. Date below.

The star and crescent is an iconographic symbol used in various historical contexts but most well known today as a symbol of the former Ottoman Empire and, by popular extension, the Islamic world. It appears on the national flag and state emblem of Pakistan.

حكومت پاكستان
পাকিস্তান 1966 সরকার

Reverse

Depicts a large numeral value in the center, in Bengali letters below and Urdu letters above flanked by oat sprigs.

ایک پیسہ
1
এক পয়সা

Edge

1 Paisa

KM# 24a Schön# 22a
Characteristics
Material Nickel Brass
Weight 1.5 g
Diameter 17 mm
Thickness 1.1 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Lahore Mint (L)

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