India 1976(b) 5 paise KM-19

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was issued by India as part of the F.A.O. series. The Indian government became an enthusiastic supporter of the F.A.O. program and issued many F.A.O. coins in the decade following. This specimen is from the Bombay mint and promotes rural electrification. An aluminum ten paisa (KM 30) and a copper-nickel ten rupees (KM 191) were also issued with this theme.

Recorded mintage: 34,680,000 plus proofs plus more from Calcutta and Hyderabad.

Specification: aluminum.

Catalog reference: KM 19.

Source:

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

Link to:

• India 1970-B 5 paise
• 1973-♦ 50 paise, F.A.O.
• 1976-♦ 10 paisa, F.A.O.
• 1976-♦ 10 rupees, F.A.O.
• 1976-B 50 rupees, F.A.O.
• 1977-♦ 5 paise, F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1976
• return to coins of India