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{{Short description|Former denomination of the Indian Rupee}}{{distinguish|5 naye paise (Indian coin)}}
{{Infobox coin
| Denomination = Five paise
| Country = India
| Value = 5[[File:Indian Paisa symbol.svg|8px]] ({{frac|1|20}}{{INR}})
| Unit =
| Mass_g = 1.03
| Mass_troy_oz =
| Mass_grain = 15.9
| Mass_ounce =
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| Diameter_mm = 22
| Diameter_inch = 0.87
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| Thickness_mm = 1.5
| Thickness_inch = 0.06
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| Edge =
| Composition = [[Cupronickel]] [[Aluminium]] & Aluminium-magnesium
| Years of Minting = 1964–1994
| Mintage = 4,924,011,110.<ref name="5 paisa variants">{{cite news|title=5 paisa variants|publisher=colnect.com|access-date=31 August 2017|url=https://colnect.com/en/coins/list/variant/19225}}</ref><ref name="5 paisa commemorative">{{cite news|title=5 paisa commemorative|publisher=colnect.com|access-date=31 August 2017|url=https://colnect.com/en/coins/list/country/1854-India_Republic/series/39268-1957~Today_-_Commemorative}}</ref><ref name="5 paisa cupronickle">{{cite news|title=5 paisa cupronickle|publisher=colnect.com|access-date=31 August 2017|url=https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/2106-5_Paise_five-1957~Today_-_Circulation-India_Republic}}</ref>
| Mint marks = ⧫ = [[India Government Mint, Mumbai|Mumbai]] B = Mumbai proof issue * = [[India Government Mint, Hyderabad|Hyderabad]] No mark = [[India Government Mint, Kolkata|Kolkata]]
| Circulation = [[Legal tender#Demonetization|Demonetized]]
| Catalog Number = [[Standard Catalog of World Coins|KM]] 17, KM 18.1 to 18.6 KM 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23
| Obverse = File:5 Paise coin, India, 1965.jpg
| Obverse Design = [[State Emblem of India]] with country name.
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| Reverse Design = Face value and year.
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The Indian '''five paise''' ({{langx|hi|पाँच पैसे}}) (singular: ''Paisa''), is former denomination of the [[Indian Rupee]]. The 5[[File:Indian Paisa symbol.svg|8px]] coin equals {{frac|1|20}} of the Indian Rupee. The symbol for paisa is ([[File:Indian Paisa symbol.svg|8px]]).

==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)|Indian 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''. Plural: ''Naye paise''). On 1 June 1964, the term "Naya" was dropped and the denomination was simply called "One paisa" (or paise for denomination greater than one). Paisa coins were issued as a part of "The Decimal Series".<ref name="Coin details">{{cite news|title=Coin details|publisher=India Numismatics|access-date=31 August 2017|url=https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6556.html}}</ref><ref name="Republic India Coinage">{{cite news|title=Republic India Coinage|publisher=[[Reserve Bank of India]]|access-date=31 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|access-date=31 August 2017|url=https://indianumismatics.wordpress.com/category/history-of-indian-coins/}}</ref> Five paise coins were minted from 1964 to 1984.<ref name="5 paisa variants"/> 5 paise was equivalent to four-fifths of an anna (0.8 anna).

==Mintage==
Five paise coins were minted from 1961 to 1984 at the [[India Government Mint]]s in [[India Government Mint, Mumbai|Mumbai]], [[India Government Mint, Kolkata|Kolkata]] and [[India Government Mint, Hyderabad|Hyderabad]].<ref name="5 paisa variants"/><ref name="5 paisa commemorative"/><ref name="5 paisa cupronickle"/> The coins were [[Legal tender#Demonetization|demonetized]] in 1994.<ref name="History of Indian coins"/>

===Mint marks===
Depending on the mint producing the coins, following mint marks appear:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Mint !! Mark !! Description !! Comments
|-
| [[India Government Mint, Hyderabad|Hyderabad]] || ☆ || Five-pointed star ||
|-
| [[India Government Mint, Kolkata|Kolkata]] || || No mint-mark || Since this was the first Indian mint, coins minted in Kolkata don't carry a mark.<ref name="Mint marks">{{cite news|title=Mint marks|publisher=indian-coins.com|access-date=31 August 2017|url=http://www.indian-coins.com/commemorativecoins/mint-marks}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[India Government Mint, Mumbai|Mumbai]] || ⧫ || Diamond ||
|-
| • || Small dot (solid) ||
|-
| B || Letter B below year ||
|-
| M || Letter M below year || On coins minted after 1996.
|-
| [[India Government Mint, Noida|Noida]] || ° || Small dot (hollow) ||
|-
|}

===Total mintage===
Total 4,924,011,110 coins were minted from 1964 to 1994.<ref name="5 paisa variants"/><ref name="5 paisa commemorative"/><ref name="5 paisa cupronickle"/>

===Composition===
Five paise coins were minted from [[Cupronickel]], [[Aluminium]] and Aluminium-magnesium in [[Coin orientation|medallic alignment]]. The coins were [[rhombus]] shaped and had smooth edge.<ref name="5 paisa variants"/><ref name="5 paisa commemorative"/><ref name="5 paisa cupronickle"/>

*1964-1966: [[Cupronickel]].
*1967-1984: [[Aluminium]].
*1984-1994: Aluminium-magnesium.

==Variants==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
! colspan="14"| 5 paise coin variants (1964-1994).
|-
! colspan="2"| Image !! rowspan="2"| [[Standard Catalog of World Coins|KM#]] !! colspan="4"| Technical parameters !! colspan="3"| Description !! colspan="2"| Year of minting !! rowspan="2"| Comments
|-
! Obverse !! Reverse !! Weight !! Diameter !! Thickness !! Metal !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse !! First !! Last
|-
| || || 17 || 4.05 g || rowspan="10"| 22 mm || rowspan="4"| 2.2 mm || [[Cupronickel]] || rowspan="10"| Smooth || rowspan="10"| [[State Emblem of India]] & country name in Hindi and English. || rowspan="4"| Face-value, year and lettering रूपये का बीसवाँ भाग; ([[English language|E]]: 20th part of a rupee) || 1964 || 1966 || <ref name="5 paisa cupronickle"/><ref name="History of Indian coins"/>
|-
| || || 18.1 || 1.6 g || rowspan="6"| [[Aluminium]] || 1967 || 1967 || Number 5 on reverse smaller in size.<ref name="5 paisa variants"/>
|-
| || || 18.2 || 1.6 g || 1967 || 1971 || Arms type 1. Number 5 on reverse larger in size.<ref name="5 paisa variants"/>
|-
| || || 18.3 || 1.6 g || 1967 || 1971 || Arms type 2. Number 5 on reverse larger in size.<ref name="5 paisa variants"/>
|-
| || || 18.4 || 1.53 g || rowspan="3"| 2.0 mm || rowspan="10" | Face-value, year and lettering. || 1972 || 1972 || Hindi lettering on reverse omitted.<ref name="5 paisa variants"/>
|-
| || || 18.5 || 1.53 g || 1973 || 1978 || Arms type 1. Number 5 on reverse larger in size.<ref name="5 paisa variants"/>
|-
| || || 18.6 || 1.53 g || 1972 || 1984 || Arms type 2. Number 5 on reverse larger in size.<ref name="5 paisa variants"/>
|-
| || || 23a || 1.03 g || 1.5 mm || Aluminium- magnesium || 1984 || 1994 || Lightest 5 paise coin.<ref name="Coin details"/>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Indian paisa]]
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==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=50em}}

{{Indian currency}}

{{Authority control}}

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

Indian 5-paisa coin - Revision history

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