Indian 2-paisa coin
The Indian Two paise (singular: Paisa), is a former denomination of the Indian Rupee. The 2 coin equals of the Indian Rupee. The symbol for Paisa is.
Also recorded as 2 paise
Indian 2-paisa coin
Reserve Bank of India / AKS.9955 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Field
- coin
- Related practice
- cupronickel
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
The Indian Two paise (singular: Paisa), is a former denomination of the Indian Rupee. The 2 coin equals of the Indian Rupee. The symbol for Paisa is.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Indian 2-paisa coin. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- unresolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q79333012 · wikipedia · Indian 2-paisa coin
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Denomination — Two paisa • Country — India • Value — 2 • Mass G — 2.95 • Diameter Mm — 18 • Diameter Inch — 0.71 • Thickness Mm — 1.80 • Thickness Inch — 0.071 • Edge — Smooth • Composition — Cupronickel • Years Of Minting — 1957–1981 • Mint Marks — Mumbai = ⧫ • Circulation — Demonetized (1979) • Catalog Number — KM#12 • Obverse Design — State Emblem of India with country name. • Reverse Design — Face value and year of minting
History
History
Prior to 1957, the Indian rupee was not decimalised and the rupee from 1835 to 1957 AD was further divided into 16 annas. Each anna was further divided to four Indian pices and each pice into three pies till 1947 when the pie was demonetised. In 1955, India amended the "Indian Coinage Act" to adopt the metric 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".
Mintage
Mintage
Two paise coins was minted only in the year 1964 at the India Government mint in Bombay (present day Mumbai) and borne symbol ⧫ (small dot/diamond) as mint mark. The coin was demonetized in 1979.
Total mintage
Total mintage
Total 323,504,000 coins were minted in 1964.
Composition
Two paise coins were minted from Cupronickel alloy in medallic orientation. The coins weighed 2.95 grams, had a diameter of 18 mm and thickness of 1.8 mm. Scalloped with eight notches, the coins had smooth edge.
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Coins
642 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- IchibuginTerminology
- Illinois Centennial half dollarTerminology
- Indian 10-paisa coinTerminology
- Indian 10-rupee coinTerminology
- Indian 2-rupee coinTerminology
- Indian 20-paisa coinTerminology
- Indian 20-rupee coinTerminology
- Indian 5-rupee coinTerminology
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Indian 2-paisa coin?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.