Indian 25-paisa coin

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| Denomination = Twenty-five paise
| Country = India
| Value = 25[[File:Indian Paisa symbol.svg|8px]] ({{frac|1|4}} {{Indian rupee}})
| Unit = Paise
| Mass_g = 2.83
| Diameter_mm = 19.05
| Diameter_inch = 0.75
| Thickness_mm = 1.55
| Thickness_inch = 0.06102362
| Edge = smooth
| Composition = [[Nickel]] (1957-1972) [[cupronickel]] (1972-1990) [[Stainless Steel]] (1988-2002) 
| Years of Minting = {{Start date|1957}}–2002
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| Mint marks = [[India Government Mint, Mumbai|Mumbai]] = ⧫ Mumbai Proof issues = B [[India Government Mint, Hyderabad|Hyderabad]] = * [[India Government Mint, Noida|Noida]] = ° [[India Government Mint, Kolkata|Kolkata]] = No mint-mark
| Circulation = Demonetized
| Catalog Number = KM#398, KM#374 and KM#70 to KM#55
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{{Redirect|Chawanni|the town in Nepal|Chawanni, Nepal}}
The Indian '''25[[File:Indian Paisa symbol.svg|10px]]''' coin, popularly called '''Chawanni''' is a former denomination of the [[Indian rupee]]. The 25 paisa coin is worth {{frac|4}} of a [[Indian 1-rupee coin|rupee]] (1 rupee = 100 paise).

==Introduction and Demonetization==
The 25 Paisa coin was introduced in 1957. Prior to this, the 25 paise coin was known as the "{{frac|4}} rupee", which was equivalent to 4 [[Indian anna|annas]] (1 rupee = 16 annas). On June 30, 2011, the 25 paisa and all lower denomination coins were officially [[Legal tender#Demonetization|demonetized]].

==Features==
* [[Stainless Steel|Ferritic Stainless Steel]] was used to mint the 25 paisa coin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/ic_coins_5.aspx#25|title=Reserve Bank of India - Coins}}</ref>
* The diameter of the coin is 19 mm.
* Weight of the coin is 2.83 g.
* In 1964-1983 the 25 paisa coin was minted in [[Cupronickel|Copper-Nickel]].

==References==
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