Indian 25-paisa coin

The Indian 25 coin, popularly called Chawanni is a former denomination of the Indian rupee. The 25 paisa coin is worth 14 of a rupee (1 rupee = 100 paise).

Introduction and Demonetization

The 25 Paisa coin was introduced in 1957. Prior to this, the 25 paise coin was known as the "14 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 demonetized.

Features

  • Ferritic Stainless Steel was used to mint the 25 paisa coin.[1]
  • The diameter of the coin is 19 mm.
  • Weight of the coin is 2.83 g.
  • In 1964-1983 the 25 paisa coin was minted in Copper-Nickel.
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