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  • 10 Pice 1961, KM# 20, Pakistan
  • 10 Pice 1961, KM# 20, Pakistan
Obverse

Depicts a star and crescent with a tughra in Urdu that translates as "Government of Pakistan" below and the inscription in English above as a semicircle.

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.

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
حكومت پاکستان

Reverse

Depicts a large numeral value in Urdu in the center enclosed by a value in Bengali, Urdu and English letters (clockwise) dividing the date surrounded by a mirrored floral ornament.

দশ পয়সা دس پیسہ TEN PICE
۱۰
19 61

Edge

10 Pice

KM# 20 Schön# 18
Characteristics
Material Cupronickel
Weight 4.75 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape wavy (scallop, sun-shaped)
Notches 12
Alignment Medal
Mint
Lahore Mint (L)

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