Bangladesh 1980 5 poisha

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was issued by Bangladesh in 1974-81 and 1994. This denomination was not issued thereafter, the lowest denomination being the fifty poisha, last issued in 2001. In 1981, US$1 = 19.3 taka.

Recorded mintage: 127,008,000.

Specification: 1.43 g, aluminum, 22.4 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 10.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Bangladesh 1978 5 poisha F.A.O.
• 1980 50 poisha F.A.O.
• Bangladesh 1983 10 poisha F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1980
• return to coins of Bangladesh