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The 1, 5, and 10 fils are struck in bronze, with the higher denominations in cupro-nickel. The fils coins were the same size and composition as the corresponding Qatar and Dubai dirham coins. In 1995, the 5 fils, 10 fils, 50 fils, and 1 dirham coins were reduced in size, with the new 50 fils being curve-equilateral-heptagonal shaped.
Five rupees. Lettering of "भारत" on left, " india " on right, Lion capital at centre with the lettering "सत्यमेव जयते" below it. The Indian 5 rupee coin is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The ₹ 5 coin was the highest denominated coin in the country until the minting of the ₹ 10 in 2005.
These included 1/2 ₹, 1/4 ₹, 2 anna, 1 anna, 1/2 anna & 1 pice coins, and are referred to as the anna series or pre-decimal coinage. Under the anna series, one rupee was divided into 16 annas or 64 pice, with each anna equal to 4 pice. In 1957, India shifted to the decimal system, though for a short period of time, both decimal and non ...
However, it is also a convenient mass for a coin: several pre-colonial coins, including the currency of Akbar the Great (1556–1605), had a mass of "one tola" within slight variation. [1] [5] The first rupee (Urdu: رپيا; rupayā), minted by Sher Shah Suri (1540–45), had a mass of 178 troy grains, or about 1% less than the British tola. [6]
In 1988 stainless steel 10-, 25- and 50-paise coins were introduced, followed by 1- and 5-rupee coins in 1992. Five-rupee coins, made from brass, are being minted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In 1997 the 20 paise coin was discontinued, followed by the 10 paise coin in 1998, and the 25 paise in 2002. Between 2005 and 2008 new, lighter ...
United Arab Emirates Commemorative Coins Year Description AED Alloy Diameter Weight Fineness KM# 1976: 5th UAE National Day (Minted by Currency Board) 1000: gold: 40 mm: 40 g.9167 #13 1981: 15th Hijra Century: 5: Cu/Ni: 32 mm: 14.25 g: n/a #9 1986: 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai: 1: Cu/Ni: 28.5 mm: 11.31 g: n/a #10 1987: 25th anniversary of the ...
The dirham was a unit of weight used across North Africa, the Middle East, Persia and Ifat; later known as Adal, with varying values. The value of Islamic dirham was 14 qirat. 10 dirham equals 7 mithqal (2.975 gm of silver). In the late Ottoman Empire ( Ottoman Turkish: درهم ), the standard dirham was 3.207 g; [1] 400 dirhem equal one oka.
Currently in India (from 2010 onwards), the 50 paise coin (half a rupee) is the lowest valued legal tender coin. Coins of 1, 2, 5, and 10 rupees and banknotes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 2000 rupees are commonly in use for cash transaction.