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India 2 paise, 1965-1979 Information -  Country                      India Denomination      2 paise Currency rate      0.02 INR = 0.0003 USD Year                     1965-1979 Period                     Republic of India (1957 - 2020) Coin type             Circulation coins Composition             Aluminium Edge type             Smooth Shape                     Scallop Alignment             Medal (0°) Weight (gr)             1 Diameter (mm)     20 Thickness (mm)     1.58 Obv – The center bears the Lion capital of Ashoka pillar, with ‘INDIA’ in English and ‘...

2 PAISE COPPER NICKLE (1964) Country              India  Year             1964 Value             2 Paise (0.02 INR) Currency     Rupee                      Composition     Copper-nickel Weight              1 g Diameter     20 mm Shape             Scalloped (with 8 notches) Demonetizes    Yes Obv – At the center of the coin, Lion capital of Ashoka, with ‘INDIA’ in English and ‘Bharat’ in Hindi appearing on either side of the Lion. Rev - : In the Reverse, ‘Naye paise’ was replaced by ‘Do paise’ in hindi Minting of this coin done only in the year 1964 only from Bombay and Calcutta mints . This coin was never minted from Hyderabad & Noida mint.

2 NAYE PAISE/ COPPER NICKLE(1957-1963) Country              India  Type              Standard circulation coin Years              1957-1963 Value              2 Naye Paise (0.02 INR) Currency      Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date) Composition      Copper-nickel Weight              3 g Diameter      18 mm Thickness      1.80 mm Shape              Scalloped (with 8 notches) Demonetized     Yes Obv – At the center of the coin, Lion capital of Ashoka, with ‘INDIA’ in English and ‘Bharat’ in Hindi appearing on either  side of the Lion. Rev – The value of the coin 2 is in english numerals at the center, “Naye Paise” in Hindi just below it and the year of issue at the bottom with mint ma...

1 Naya paisa (1962-1963)/1 PAISA NICKLE-BRASS ISSUE Country            India   Type                   Standard circulation coin Years                   1962-1963 Value                   1 Naya Paisa (0.01 INR) Currency           Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date) Composition    Nickel brass Weight                   1.51 g Diameter           16 mm Thickness           1.10 mm Shape                   Round Demonetized   Yes Obv – At the center of the coin, Lion capital of Ashoka, with ‘ INDIA ’ in English and ‘ Bharat ’ in Hindi appearing on either side of the Lion.   Rev - : In the Reverse, ‘Naya paisa’ was replaced by...

1 Naya paisa (1957-1962)  Description - Country                 India  Type                 Standard circulation coin Years                 1957-1962 Value                 1 Naya Paisa (0.01 INR) Currency         Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date) Composition .   Bronze Weight                 1.5 g Diameter         16 mm Thickness         1 mm Shape                 Round Demonetized Yes Obv – At the center of the coin, Lion capital of Ashoka, with ‘ INDIA ’ in English and ‘ Bharat ’ in Hindi appearing on either side of the Lion. Rev – The value of the coin 1 is in english numerals at the center, “ Naya Paisa ” in Hindi just below it and the year of is...