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1 Rupee
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1948-1949 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by an elaborate tughra-style Arabic calligraphic inscription reading 'حكومت پاكستان' (Government of Pakistan) in a highly ornate, interlaced script, flanked on either side by decorative laurel branches springing from a small floral device at the base. The date 1948 appears to the right of the calligraphic device. Two five-pointed stars flank the central design at mid-field. The legend 'GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN' arcs in bold Latin capitals along the upper periphery, all contained within a continuous beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Arabic |
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Pakistan's first coinage was struck at the Bombay Mint under contract, issued in the chaotic months following Partition when the new state had no mint of its own and desperately needed circulating currency distinct from the outgoing British Indian issues. The Bombay arrangement was a pragmatic necessity — the Royal Mint in London struck proof and specimen pieces, while Bombay handled circulation strikes.
The nickel composition was inherited directly from late British Indian practice, a continuity born of supply chain reality rather than policy preference.