Denomination: | Twenty-five paise |
Country: | India |
Value: | 25 |
Unit: | Paise |
Mass G: | 2.83 |
Diameter Mm: | 19.05 |
Diameter Inch: | 0.75 |
Thickness Mm: | 1.55 |
Thickness Inch: | 0.06102362 |
Edge: | smooth |
Composition: | Nickel (1957-1972) cupronickel (1972-1990) Stainless Steel (1988-2002) |
Years Of Minting: | –2002 |
Mint Marks: | Mumbai = ⧫ Mumbai Proof issues = B Hyderabad = * Noida = ° Kolkata = No mint-mark |
Circulation: | Demonetized |
Catalog Number: | KM#398, KM#374 and KM#70 to KM#55 |
Obverse Design: | State Emblem of India with country name. |
The 25 coin, popularly called Chawanni is a former denomination of the Indian rupee. The 25 paisa coin was worth of a rupee (1 rupee = 100 paise).
The 25 Paisa coin was introduced in 1957. Prior to this, the 25 paise coin was known as the " rupee", which was equivalent to 4 annas (1 rupee = 16 annas). On June 30, 2011, the 25 paisa and all lower denomination coins were officially demonetised.