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{{short description|Indian coin}}
{{distinguish|1 naya paisa (Indian coin)}}
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| Denomination = One Paisa
| Country = India
| Value = 1[[File:Indian Paisa symbol.svg|8px]] ({{frac|1|100}}{{INR}})
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| Mass_g = 1.48
| Mass_troy_oz = 0.048
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| Diameter_mm = 16
| Diameter_inch = 0.063
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| Thickness_mm = 1.01
| Thickness_inch = 0.04
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| Edge = Smooth
| Composition = [[Nickel silver|Nickel-brass]] (1964) [[Aluminium]] (1965–1971)
| Years of Minting = {{Start date|1957}}–{{End date|1981}}
| Mintage = 2,235,853,025
| 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 = [[Legal tender#Demonetization|Demonetized]]
| Catalog Number = KM#9 & KM#10
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The Indian '''One Paisa coin''' ({{langx|hi|पैसा}}) is a former denomination of the [[Indian Rupee]]. The 1[[File:Indian Paisa symbol.svg|8px]] coin equals {{frac|1|100}} (one-hundredth) of the Indian Rupee. The symbol for paisa is ([[File:Indian Paisa symbol.svg|10px]]). In 1955, India adopted metric system for coinage and amended the "Indian Coinage Act". Subsequently, one paisa coins were introduced on 1 April 1957. From 1957 to 1964, one paisa coin was called "Naya Paisa" ({{langx|hi|नया पैसा}}) (English: ''New Paisa'') and on 1 June 1964, the term "Naya" was dropped and the denomination was simply called "One paisa". One paisa coin has been [[Legal tender#Demonetization|demonetized]] and is no longer [[legal tender]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=25 paise coins to be demonetised |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2011/05/18/25paise-coins-to-bedemonetised-aid0126.html |work=OneIndia |access-date=2024-09-14 |archive-date=2024-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605085015/https://www.oneindia.com/2011/05/18/25paise-coins-to-bedemonetised-aid0126.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==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 "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". One paisa coins were issued as a part of "The Decimal Series".<ref name="Republic India Coinage">{{cite news|title=Republic India Coinage|publisher=[[Reserve Bank of India]]|access-date=30 November 2016|url=https://rbi.org.in/SCRIPTs/mc_republic.aspx|archive-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128133655/https://rbi.org.in/SCRIPTs/mc_republic.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="1 paisa coin">{{cite news|title=1 paisa coin|publisher=India Numismatics|access-date=30 November 2016|url=https://indianumismatics.wordpress.com/category/history-of-indian-coins/|archive-date=14 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914104632/https://indianumismatics.wordpress.com/category/history-of-indian-coins/|url-status=live}}</ref> One paisa coin was withdrawn from circulation and demonetized on 30 June 2011.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Currency Matters">{{cite news|title=Currency Matters|publisher=[[Reserve Bank of India]]|access-date=30 November 2016|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_CurrencyFAQView.aspx?Id=39|archive-date=9 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109032648/https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_CurrencyFAQView.aspx?Id=39|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Variants==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
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! colspan="13"|Variants (1964-1981).
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! colspan="2"| Image !! rowspan="2"| Value !! colspan="4"| Technical parameters !! colspan="3"| Description !! colspan="2"| Year of minting !! rowspan="2"| Monetary status
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! Obverse !! Reverse !! Weight !! Diameter !! Thickness !! Metal !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse !! First !! Last
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| [[File:1 Naya paisa (Obverse).jpg|x100px]] || [[File:1 Naya paisa (Reverse).jpg|x100px]] || 1 Paisa || 1.5 g || 16 mm || 1 mm || Bronze || Smooth || [[State Emblem of India]] & country name in Hindi and English. || Face-value and year. || 1957 || 1961 ||
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| [[File:1 Indian paisa (Obverse) 1964.jpg|x100px]] || [[File:1 Indian paisa (Reverse) 1964.jpg|x100px]] || 1 Paisa || 1.48 g || 16 mm || 1.01 mm || [[Nickel silver|Nickel-brass]] || rowspan="2"| Smooth || rowspan="2"| [[State Emblem of India]] & country name in Hindi and English. || rowspan="2"| Face-value and year. || 1959 || 1964 || [[Legal tender#Demonetization|Demonetized]].<ref name="1964 Indian paisa">{{cite news|title=1964 Indian paisa|publisher=Numista|access-date=30 November 2016|url=http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1626.html|archive-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201015420/http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1626.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[File:1 Indian paisa (Obverse).jpg|x100px]] || [[File:1 Indian paisa (Reverse).jpg|x100px]] || 1 Paisa || 0.75 g || 17 mm || 1.72 mm || [[Aluminium]] || 1965 || 1981 || [[Legal tender#Demonetization|Demonetized]].<ref name="1965 Indian paisa">{{cite news|title=1965 Indian paisa|publisher=Numista|access-date=30 November 2016|url=http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7179.html|archive-date=14 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914104740/https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7179.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==See also==
* [[Indian paisa]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Indian currency}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Historical currencies of India]]
[[Category:Coins of India]]
[[Category:One-cent coins]]

Indian 1-paisa coin - Revision history

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