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{{Short description|Denomination of the Indian rupee}}
{{Infobox coin
| Denomination = Fifty paise
| Country = India
| Value = 50[[File:Indian Paisa symbol.svg|8px]] ({{frac|1|2}} {{Indian rupee}})
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| Mass_g = 2.9
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| Diameter_mm = 19
| Diameter_inch = 0.75
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| Thickness_mm = 1.5
| Thickness_inch = 0.06
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| Edge = Reeded
| Composition = [[Nickel]] (1957-1971) [[Cupronickel]] (1972-1990) [[Stainless steel]] (1988-2016)
| Years of Minting = {{Start date|1957}}–2016
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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 = In circulation
| Catalog Number = KM#398, KM#374 and KM#70 to KM#55
| Obverse = File:50-paisa-2011-obs.png
| Obverse Design = [[State Emblem of India]] with country name
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| Reverse = File:50-paisa-2011-rev.png
| Reverse Design = Face value and year flanked by [[Nelumbo nucifera|National flower of India]]
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The Indian '''50 paisa''' coin, popularly called '''Athanni,''' is a denomination of the [[Indian rupee]], equal to half a rupee, that is very rarely found in everyday circulation. Currently it is the lowest circulating denomination of the Indian rupee. The symbol for paisa is ([[File:Indian Paisa symbol.svg|8px]]). On 30 June 2011, when the [[Indian 25-paisa coin|25 paisa]] and all other lower denomination coins were officially [[Legal tender|demonetised]], the 50 paise coin became the lowest circulating denomination of the Indian rupee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reserve Bank of India|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/commonperson/English/Scripts/PressReleases.aspx?Id=222#:~:text=Coins%20of%20All%20Denominations%20are%20Legal%20Tender%20%E2%80%93%20RBI&text=It%20is%20clarified%20for%20the,will%20continue%20to%20be%20so.|access-date=2021-04-29|website=www.rbi.org.in}}</ref>

==History==
Prior to 1957, the [[Indian rupee]] was not [[Decimalisation|decimalised]]. From 1835 to 1957, the rupee was divided into 16 [[Anna (monetary subunit)|annas]]. Each anna was further divided into four [[Indian paise]]s (pice) and each paise into three [[Pie (monetary subunit)|pies]] till 1947 when the pie was demonetised. In 1955, the [[Parliament of India]] amended the "[[The Indian Coinage Act, 1906|Indian Coinage Act]]" to adopt the decimal 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="Republic India Coinage">{{cite news|title=Republic India Coinage|publisher=[[Reserve Bank of India]]|access-date=10 January 2017|url=https://rbi.org.in/SCRIPTs/mc_republic.aspx}}</ref><ref name="50 paise coins">{{cite news|title=50 paise coins|publisher=India Numismatics|access-date=10 January 2017|url=https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?mode=avance&p=1&r=&e=inde&d=&ca=3&no=&i=&v=50&m=&a=&t=&dg=&w=&g=&f=&c=&co=y&cno=y&cc=y&cn=y&cj=y&ce=y&cu=y&cat=y}}</ref><ref name="History of Indian coins">{{cite news|title=History of Indian coins|publisher=India Numismatics|access-date=30 November 2016|url=https://indianumismatics.wordpress.com/category/history-of-indian-coins/}}</ref> In 2019, new coins were adopted, but the 50 paise coins were not updated as they have ceased to be in common circulation.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|50 Indian Paise (1946).jpg
|A 50 paise coin from 1946
|50 Paise coin, India, 1982.jpg
|A 50 paise coin from 1982
}}

==See also==
* [[Indian paisa]]
*[[Coins of the Indian rupee]]

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==References==
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{{Indian currency}}

[[Category:Half-base-unit coins]]
[[Category:Coins of India]]
[[Category:Fifty-cent coins]]

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Indian 50-paisa coin - Revision history

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