List of Standard Coins - Changing Faces - Republic India Major Coin Design Changes

This article gives out the list of standard / Definitive that have over the period of time undergone design changes or changes in the Metal.
This is a good beginners theme to collect coins of shape and size and relatively very easy to complete.

Standard Coins of Republic India - Major Designs
Value	Technical parameters				Description			Minting		Date Discontinued
	Dia	Mass	Composition	Shape	Reverse	Obverse	KM	First	Last
One Pice	21 mm	3.9 g	Bronze	Circular	Horse	Value		1950	1955	1957
Half Anna	17 mm	2.9 g	Cupronickel	Square	Bull / Zebu	Value		1950	1955	1957
One Anna	21 mm	3.9 g	Cupronickel	Scalloped	Bull / Zebu	Value		1950	1954	1957
Two Anna	22 mm	5.8 g	Cupronickel	Square	Bull / Zebu	Value		1950	1955	1957
1/4 Rupee	19 mm	2.9 g	Nickel	Circular	Emblem	Value		1950	1956	1957
1/2 Rupee	24 mm	5.8 g	Nickel	Circular	Emblem	Value		1950	1956	1957
1 Rupee	28 mm	11.6 g	Nickel	Circular	Emblem	Value		1950	1954	1957
1 Naya Paise	16 mm	1.5 g	Bronze	Circular	Emblem	Value	8	1957	1964
1 Naya Paise	16 mm	1.5 g	Nickel-Brass	Circular	Emblem	Value	8a	1962	1963
1 Paise	16 mm	1.5 g	Nickel-Brass	Circular	Emblem	Value, Word Naya Dropped	9	1964	1964
1 Paise	17 mm	0.75 g	Aluminium - Magnesium	Square	Emblem	Value	9a	1965	1972	30-Jun-11
2 Naya Paise	18 mm	3 g	Cupronickel	Eight Scalloped	Emblem	Value	11	1957	1963
2 Paise	18 mm	3 g	Cupronickel	Eight Scalloped	Emblem	Value, Word Naya Dropped	12	1964	1964
2 Paise	20 mm	1 g	Aluminium - Magnesium	Eight Scalloped	Emblem	Value	13.1 to 13.6	1965	1979	30-Jun-11
3 Paise	19.5 mm	1.25 g	Aluminium - Magnesium	Hexagon	Emblem	Value	14.1 to 14.2	1964	1971	30-Jun-11
5 Naya Paise	22 mm	4 g	Cupronickel	Square	Emblem	Value	16	1957	1963
5 Paise	22 mm	4 g	Cupronickel	Square	Emblem	Value, Word Naya Dropped	17	1964	1966
5 Paise	22 mm	1.5 g	Aluminium - Magnesium	Square	Emblem	Value, Rupiya Ka Beeswa Bhag	18.1 to 18.6	1967	1971
5 Paise	22 mm	1.5 g	Aluminium - Magnesium	Square	Emblem	Value, Paise on Sides	18.5 to 18.6	1972	1984
5 Paise	22 mm	1 g	Aluminium - Magnesium	Square	Emblem	Value	23	1984	1994	30-Jun-11
10 Naya Paise	23 mm	5 g	Cupronickel	Eight Scalloped	Emblem	Value	24.1 to 24.2	1957	1963
10 Paise	23 mm	5 g	Cupronickel	Eight Scalloped	Emblem	Value	25	1964	1967
10 Paise	23 mm	4 g	Nickel-Brass	Eight Scalloped	Emblem	Value	26.1 to 26.2	1968	1971
10 Paise	26 mm	2.3 g	Aluminium - Magnesium	Twelve Scalloped	Emblem	Value	27.1 to 27.3	1971	1982
10 Paise	23 mm	2.3 g	Aluminium - Magnesium	Eight Scalloped	Emblem	Value	39	1983	1993
10 Paise	16 mm	2 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem	Value	40.1 to 40.2	1988	1998	30-Jun-11
20 Paise	22 mm	4.5 g	Nickel-Brass	Circular	Emblem	Value and Lotus Flower	41	1968	1971
20 Paise	27 mm	2.2 g	Aluminium - Magnesium	Hexagon	Emblem	Value	44	1982	1994	30-Jun-11
25 Naya Paise	19 mm	2.5 g	Nickel	Circular	Emblem	Value	47.1 to 47.2	1957	1963
25 paise	19 mm	2.5 g	Nickel	Circular	Emblem	Value	48.1 to 48.4	1964	1968
25 paise	19 mm	2.5 g	Cupronickel	Circular	Emblem	Value	49.1 to 49.7	1972	1990
25 paise	19 mm	2.83 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem, Value	Rhinoceros	54	1988	2002	30-Jun-11
50 Naya Paise	24 mm	5 g	Nickel	Circular	Emblem	Value	55	1957	1963
50 paise	24 mm	5 g	Nickel	Circular	Emblem	Value	58.1 to 58.2	1964	1971
50 paise	24 mm	5 g	Cupronickel	Circular	Emblem	Value, Space in Paise wider	61	1972	1973
50 paise	24 mm	5 g	Cupronickel	Circular	Emblem	Value, Space in Paise Narrow	63	1974	1983
50 paise	24 mm	5 g	Cupronickel	Circular	Emblem	Value, Wreath Surrounding	65	1984	1990
50 paise	22 mm	3.79 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem, Value	Parliament of India, map of India	69	1988	2007
50 paise	22 mm	3.79 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem	Value, Clenched Fist	374	2008	2010
50 paise	19 mm	2.83 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem	Floral Design, Value, Rupee Symbol	398	2011	Now
Rs. 1	28 mm	10 g	Nickel	Circular	Emblem	Value	75.1 to 75.2	1962	1970
Rs. 1	28 mm	8 g	Cupronickel	Circular	Emblem	Value	78.1 to 78.3	1975	1982
Rs. 1	26 mm	6 g	Cupronickel	Circular	Emblem	Value	79.1 to 79.5	1982	1991
Rs. 1	25 mm	4.85 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem	Value, wheat	92.1 to 92.2	1992	2004
Rs. 1	25 mm	4.85 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem, value	Cross with 2 Dots	322	2004	2006
Rs. 1	25 mm	4.85 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem	Value, Thumbs Up	331	2007	2010
Rs. 1	22 mm	3.79 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem	Floral Design, Value, Rupee Symbol	394	2011	Now
Rs. 2	28 mm	8 g	Cupronickel	Hendecagon	Emblem, Value	Flag and map of India	121.1,121.2	1990	1990
Rs. 2	26 mm	6 g	Cupronickel	Hendecagon	Emblem, Value	Flag and map of India	121.1 to 121.5	1992	2004
Rs. 2	27 mm	5.8 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem, Value	Cross with 2 Dots	326	2005	2007
Rs. 2	27 mm	5.62 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem	Value, 2 Fingers of hand	327	2007	2011
Rs. 2	25 mm	4.85 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem	Floral Design, Value, Rupee Symbol	395	2011	Now
Rs. 5	23 mm	9 g	Cupronickel	Circular	Emblem	Value	154.1 to 154.4	1992	2004
Rs. 5	23 mm	6 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem, Value	Cross with 2 Dots	390	2007	2007
Rs. 5	23 mm	6 g	Ferritic stainless steel	Circular	Emblem	Weavy Lines below Value	330	2007	2008
Rs. 5	23 mm	6 g	Nickel-Brass	Circular	Emblem	Value	373	2009	2010
Rs. 5	23 mm	6 g	Nickel-Brass	Circular	Emblem	Floral Design, Value, Rupee Symbol	399	2011	Now
Rs. 10	27 mm	7.71 g	BiMetallic	Circular	Emblem, value	Cross with 2 Dots	353	2005	2007
Rs. 10	27 mm	7.71 g	BiMetallic	Circular	Emblem	15 rays around value	363	2008	2010
Rs. 10	27 mm	7.71 g	BiMetallic	Circular	Emblem	10 rays around value	400	2011	Now