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{{Short description|Unit of currency that is 2/100 that of the Indian rupee}}
{{distinguish|2 paise (Indian coin)}}
{{Infobox coin
| Denomination = Two naye paise<br/>{{nobold|{{lang|hi|दो नए पैसे|italic=no}}}}
| Country = {{flag|India}}
| Value = {{frac|2|100}} [[Indian rupee]]
| Unit =
| Mass_g = 2.95
| Mass_troy_oz =
| Mass_grain = 45.5
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| Diameter_mm = 18
| Diameter_inch = 0.71
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| Thickness_mm = 1.80
| Thickness_inch = 0.071
| Thickness_special = 
| Edge = Smooth
| Composition = [[Cupronickel]]
| Years of Minting = {{Start date|1957}}
| Mintage =
| Mint marks = [[India Government Mint, Mumbai|Mumbai]] = ⧫
| Circulation = [[Legal tender#Demonetization|Demonetized]]
| Catalog Number = KM#11
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| Obverse Design = [[State Emblem of India]] with country name.
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The Indian '''Two naye paise''' ({{langx|hi|दो नए पैसे}}) (singular: ''Paisa'') is a unit of [[currency]] equaling {{frac|2|100}} of the [[Indian rupee]]. The symbol for paisa is '''p'''.

==History==
Prior to 1957, the [[Indian rupee]] was not [[Decimalisation|decimalised]] and the rupee from 1835 to 1957 [[Anno Domini|AD]] was further divided into 16 [[Anna (monetary subunit)|annas]]. Each anna was further divided to four [[Indian pice]]s and each pice into three [[Pie (monetary subunit)|pies]] till 1947 when the pie was demonetized. In 1955, India amended the "[[The Indian Coinage Act, 1906|Indian Coinage Act]]" to adopt the metric system for coinage. Paisa coins were introduced in 1957, but from 1957 to 1964 the coin was called "Naya Paisa" (English: ''New Paisa''). On 1 June 1964, the term "Naya" was dropped and the denomination was simply called "One paisa". Paisa coins were issued as a part of "The Decimal Series".<ref name="2 naye paise details">{{cite news|title=2 naye paise details|publisher=India Numismatics|accessdate=26 August 2017|url=https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1625.html}}</ref><ref name="Republic India Coinage">{{cite news|title=Republic India Coinage|publisher=[[Reserve Bank of India]]|accessdate=26 August 2017|url=https://rbi.org.in/SCRIPTs/mc_republic.aspx}}</ref><ref name="History of Indian coins">{{cite news|title=History of Indian coins|publisher=India Numismatics|accessdate=26 August 2017|url=https://indianumismatics.wordpress.com/category/history-of-indian-coins/}}</ref>

==Mintage==
Two naye paise coins was minted from 1957 to 1963 at the [[India Government Mint, Mumbai|India Government mint]] in [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (present day Mumbai) and borne symbol ⧫ (small dot/diamond) as mint mark. The coin has been [[Withdrawal of low-denomination coins|demonetized]].<ref name="History of Indian coins"/><ref name="2 naye paise">{{cite news|title=2 naye paise|publisher=colnect.com|accessdate=26 August 2017|url=http://colnect.com/en/coins/list/variant/2100}}</ref>

===Total mintage===
Total 1,826,326,000 coins were minted from 1957 to 1964.<ref name="2 naye paise"/>

===Composition===
Two naye paise coins were minted from [[Cupronickel]] alloy in [[Coin orientation|medallic orientation]]. The coins weighed 2.95 grams, had a diameter of {{convert|18|mm|in}} and thickness of {{convert|1.8|mm|in}}. Scalloped with eight notches, the coins had smooth edge.<ref name="2 naye paise details"/>

==Variants==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
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! colspan="13"|Variants (1957-1964).
|-
! colspan="2"| Image !! rowspan="2"| Value !! colspan="4"| Technical parameters !! colspan="3"| Description !! colspan="2"| Year of minting !! rowspan="2"| Monetary<br/>status
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! Obverse !! Reverse !! Weight !! Diameter !! Thickness !! Metal !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse !! First !! Last
|-
| colspan="2"| [[File:2 Indian naye paise.jpg|125px]] || 2 naye paise || 2.95 g || 18 mm || 1.8 mm || [[Cupronickel]] || Smooth || [[State Emblem of India]] & country<br/>name in Hindi and English. || Face-value and year. || 1957 || 1964 || [[Legal tender#Demonetization|Demonetized]].<ref name="2 naye paise details"/>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Indian paisa]]

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==References==
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{{Indian currency}}

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[[Category:Historical currencies of India]]
[[Category:Coins of India]]

2 naye paise - Revision history

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