Pakistan 1956 pie

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck at the Lahore mint for the new government of Pakistan 1951-57. It was issued prior to the decimal reform and one rupee = 192 pice. The mintage seems inadequate for a country of 34 million people in 1951 (241 million people in 2017).

Recorded mintage: 3,390,000.

Specification: 1.25 g, bronze, 15.8 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 11.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3009: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

Link to:

• Pakistan 1948 rupee
• Pakistan 1964 50 paisa
• Pakistan 1974 paisa
• Coins and currency dated 1956