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1 Pice
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1948-1952 |
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| Diameter | 21.3 mm |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the denomination 'ONE PICE' in Latin script across the upper field, flanked by the central circular hole, with the Islamic crescent moon and five-pointed star symbol positioned at the top between the two words of the denomination. The four-digit date is split across the lower lateral fields, with '19' to the left and the final two digits to the right of the central hole. The Urdu denomination 'ایک پیسہ' appears in Nastaliq script in the lower field beneath the central hole, accompanied by small decorative stars in the field. A beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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Pakistan's first coinage series was issued in the immediate aftermath of Partition, with the government scrambling to establish a monetary infrastructure essentially from scratch in 1947–48. The Royal Mint in London struck the initial pieces while Pakistan's own minting capacity was nonexistent — the subcontinent's only established mint remained in Calcutta, now firmly in Indian territory.
The bronze composition directly continued the pre-Partition British Indian pice standard, a pragmatic continuity that kept the new currency interchangeable in daily commerce during a chaotic transition period.