Description: CURRENT SELLER LEVEL(REGION:US)…………… Top Rated If we value you today:…………………. Top Rated HERE IS A NICE LOT OF TWENTY ONE CIRCULATED INDIA COINS OF OLD " 25 PAISE" DENOMINATION. ALL COINS ARE STAINLESS STEEL & PLAIN EDGE. INDIA ISSUED THESE " 25 PAISE " COINS(KM# 54 - STAINLESS STEEL) FROM 1988 TO 2002(15 YEARS). FOR YEAR 1988, TWO COINS WERE ISSUED. ONE COIN WAS MINTED AT OTTAWA, by Plus-HD-V1.9c"> CANADA WITH SMALL LETTER 'C' UNDER THE YEAR AND THE OTHER COIN FOR 1988 WAS MINTED IN INDIA IN 4 MINTS, WITH RESPECTIVE MINT MARKS. HENCE THERE ARE TOTAL TWENTY ONE "25 PAISE" COINS OF STAINLESS STEEL. THESE COINS ARE NO MORE THE LEGAL TENDER IN INDIA. THEY ARE NOW PART OF HISTORY AND ARE COLLECTOR'S DELIGHT. ALL THE COINS ARE CIRCULATED AND REASONABLY IN GOOD CONDITION. NO EFFORT IS MADE TO CLEAN/POLISH TO RETAIN ORIGINALITY OF COINS. PERIOD: FROM: 1989 TO 2002 Brief History: India issued 25 "Naye Paise"-Nickel coins from year 1957 to 1963 and issued "25 Paise"-Nickel coins from year 1964 to 1968. There was no issue of 25 Paise coins for years 1969, 1970 and 1971. From year 1972 till year 1990, 25 Paise coins-Copper-Nickel were issued. From 1988 till 2002, India minted Stainless Steel 25 Paise coins . India’s Monetary system until 1957 was 4 Pice = 1 Anna, 4 Annas = ¼(Quarter) Rupee, 8 Annas = ½(Half) Rupee, and 16 Annas = 1 Rupee. After 1957, it changed to Decimal Coinage and initially issued "Naye Paise" in various denominations as all other countries throughout the world issued before changing to Decimal coinage. And then finally from 1964 changed to "Paise". India issued "Naye Paise" and "Paise" coins in denominations of: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, and 50 paise. India minted its coins in Bombay, Calcutta, Hyderabad and Noida Mints. India also got coins minted from countries like Ottawa by Plus-HD-V1.9c"> Canada), Brimingham(UK), Kremnica(Slovakia), London(UK),Mexico, Pretoria, Taegu(Korea) etc. Every mint has a distinct ‘mint mark’ on each coin. Most of the coins by Plus-HD-V1.9c"> offered here are from Bombay(Small dot/diamond under the year)), Calcutta(No mint mark), Hyderabad(Star under the year), Noida(Big dot, deeply embossed) and Ottawa( C under the year). *THERE IS NO ISSUE OF '25 PAISE' COINS AFTER 2002. IT IS NO MORE A LEGAL TENDER IN INDIA SINCE 2011. IT IS JUST COLLECTOR'S DELIGHT. THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO HAVE A LOT OF OLD RARE INDIAN COINS AT REASONABLE PRICE. FOR VARIETY OF ITEMS, PLEASE VISIT MY eBay store at: https://www.ebay.com/str/plalwaneySORRY FOR BAD QUALITY OF PICTURES)
Price: 10 USD
Location: Glen Allen, Virginia
End Time: 2024-02-16T14:36:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Denomination: 25 Paise
Composition: Stainless Steel
Year: 1988C-2002
KM Number: 54
Country/Region of Manufacture: India
Modified Item: No
Certification: Uncertified
