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	{{About\|the unit ~~of currency~~ in general\|other uses\|Paisa (disambiguation)}}		{{Short description\|Idiom and monetary unit}}
	~~The~~ '''~~paisa~~''' (also transliterated as '''pice''', '''~~pesa~~''', '''~~poysha~~''', and '''baisa''') is a monetary unit in several countries. The word is also a generalised [[idiom]] for money and wealth. In [[India]], [[Nepal]], and [[Pakistan]], the ''paisa'' currently equals {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[rupee]]. In [[Bangladesh]], the ''~~poysha~~'' equals {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Bangladeshi taka]]. In Oman, the ''baisa'' equals {{frac\|1\|1000}} of an [[Omani rial]].		{{About\|the currency unit name in general\|other uses\|Paisa (disambiguation)}}
			'''Paisa''' (also transliterated as ''pice'', ''pesa'', ''poysha'', ''poisha'' and ''baisa'') is a monetary unit in several countries. The word is also a generalised [[idiom]] for money and wealth. In [[India]], [[Nepal]], and [[Pakistan]], the ''paisa'' currently equals {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[rupee]]. In [[Bangladesh]], the ''paisa'' equals {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Bangladeshi taka]]. In [[Oman]], the ''baisa'' equals {{frac\|1\|1000}} of an [[Omani rial]].

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

	The word ''paisa'' is from the [[Sanskrit]] term ''padāṁśa'' ({{lang\|sa\|पदांश}}, basic unit), meaning 'quarter part base', from ''pada'' ({{lang\|sa\|पद}}) "foot or quarter or base" and ''aṁśa'' ({{lang\|sa\|अंश}}) "part or unit".<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia \|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paisa \|title=paisa \|encyclopedia=Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary \|publisher=Merriam-Webster \|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=pada&trans=Translate&direction=AU \|title=pada \|publisher=spokensanskrit.de (version 4.2) \|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The pesa was also in use in colonial [[Kenya]]. The colloquial term for money in [[Burmese language\|Burmese]], ''paiksan'' ({{my\|ပိုက်ဆံ}}), is derived from the Hindi term ''paisa'' ({{lang\|hi\|पैसा}}).<ref>{{cite book\|title=Myanmar-English Dictionary\|year=1996\|publisher=Myanmar Language Commission\|isbn=1-881265-47-1}}</ref>		The word ''paisa'' is from the [[Sanskrit]] term ''padāṁśa'' ({{lang\|sa\|पदांश}}, basic unit), meaning 'quarter part base', from ''pada'' ({{lang\|sa\|पद}}) "foot or quarter or base" and ''aṁśa'' ({{lang\|sa\|अंश}}) "part or unit".<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia \|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paisa \|title=paisa \|encyclopedia=Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary \|publisher=Merriam-Webster \|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=pada&trans=Translate&direction=AU \|title=pada \|publisher=spokensanskrit.de (version 4.2) \|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The pesa was also in use in colonial [[Kenya]]. The colloquial term for money in [[Burmese language\|Burmese]], ''paiksan'' ({{lang\|my\|ပိုက်ဆံ}}), is derived from the Hindi term ''paisa'' ({{lang\|hi\|पैसा}}).<ref>{{cite book\|title=Myanmar-English Dictionary\|year=1996\|publisher=Myanmar Language Commission\|isbn=1-881265-47-1}}</ref>
	[[File:INDO-SASANIAN. Chaulukyas. 9th-10th century. Lot of sixty-eight AR Gadhaiya Paise.jpg\|thumb\|Chaulukyas. ~~9th-10th~~ century. Lot of sixty-eight AR 'Gadhaiya Paise']]		[[File:INDO-SASANIAN. Chaulukyas. 9th-10th century. Lot of sixty-eight AR Gadhaiya Paise.jpg\|thumb\|Chaulukyas. 9th–10th century. Lot of sixty-eight AR 'Gadhaiya Paise']]

	==History==		==History==

	[[Chaulukya dynasty\|Chaulukya]] coins were often called "Gadhaiya Paise" (~~9th-10th~~ century CE).<ref name="HPR">{{cite book\|last1=Ray\|first1=Himanshu Prabha\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkyfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT162\|title=Negotiating Cultural Identity: Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History\|date=2019\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=9781000227932\|pages=161–163\|language=en}}</ref> Until the 1950s in India and Pakistan (and before 1947 in [[British India]]), the paisa was equivalent to 3 [[Pie (~~Indian coin~~)\|pies]], {{frac\|1\|4}} of an [[~~Indian anna~~\|anna]], or {{frac\|1\|64}} of a rupee. After the transition from a [[non-decimal currency]] to a [[decimal currency]], the paisa equaled {{frac\|1\|100}} of a rupee and was known as a ''naya paisa'' ("new paisa") for a few years to distinguish it from the old paisa that was {{frac\|1\|64}} of a rupee.		[[Chaulukya dynasty\|Chaulukya]] coins were often called "Gadhaiya Paise" (9th–10th century CE).<ref name="HPR">{{cite book\|last1=Ray\|first1=Himanshu Prabha\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkyfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT162\|title=Negotiating Cultural Identity: Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History\|date=2019\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=9781000227932\|pages=161–163\|language=en}}</ref> Until the 1950s in India and [[Pakistan]] (and before 1947 in [[British India]]), the paisa (back then spelled as ''pice'' in English) was equivalent to 3 [[Pie (monetary subunit)\|pies]], {{frac\|1\|4}} of an [[Anna (monetary subunit)\|anna]], or {{frac\|1\|64}} of a rupee. After the transition from a [[non-decimal currency]] to a [[decimal currency]], the paisa equaled {{frac\|1\|100}} of a rupee and was known as a ''naya paisa'' ("new paisa") for a few years to distinguish it from the old paisa(pice) that was {{frac\|1\|64}} of a rupee.

	==Terminology==		==Terminology==

	In [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Afghan Persian]], [[Urdu]], [[Nepali language\|Nepali]] and other languages, the word paisa often means money or cash. Medieval trade routes that spanned the [[Arabian Sea]] between India, the Arab regions and East Africa spread the usage of [[Indian subcontinent]] and Arabic currency terms across these areas.<ref name="gsr1953">{{Cite journal \| journal=NADA: The Southern Rhodesia Native Affairs Department Annual \|title=Cowry: Ndoro \|issue=30 \| first=M. D. W. \|last=Jeffreys \| year=1953 \| publisher=Government of Southern Rhodesia \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FAUAAAAIAAJ&q=currency+terms+pesa%2C+upeni \| quote=...currency terms pesa, upeni, mali, khete, tickey all derive from Hindu or Arabic currency terms still in use in what was once called the Erythraean Sea \|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The word ''pesa'' as a reference to money in East African languages such as [[Swahili language\|Swahili]] dates from that period.<ref name="gsr1953" /> An example of this usage is the older day [[Kenya]]n mobile-phone-based money transfer service [[M-Pesa]] (which stands for "mobile pesa" or "mobile money").		In [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Afghan Persian]], [[Urdu]], [[Nepali language\|Nepali]] and other languages, the word paisa often means money or cash. Medieval trade routes that spanned the [[Arabian Sea]] between India, the Arab regions and East Africa spread the usage of [[Indian subcontinent]] and Arabic currency terms across these areas.<ref name="gsr1953">{{Cite journal \| journal=NADA: The Southern Rhodesia Native Affairs Department Annual \|title=Cowry: Ndoro \|issue=30 \| first=M. D. W. \|last=Jeffreys \| year=1953 \| publisher=Government of Southern Rhodesia \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FAUAAAAIAAJ&q=currency+terms+pesa%2C+upeni \| quote=...currency terms pesa, upeni, mali, khete, tickey all derive from Hindu or Arabic currency terms still in use in what was once called the Erythraean Sea \|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The word ''pesa'' as a reference to money in East African languages such as [[Swahili language\|Swahili]] dates from that period.<ref name="gsr1953" /> An example of this usage is the older day [[Kenya]]n mobile-phone-based money transfer service [[M-Pesa]] (which stands for "mobile pesa" or "[[Mobile payment\|mobile money]]").

	==Usage==		==Usage==
	* ~~Poysha~~ = {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Bangladeshi taka]] (no longer in circulation)		* Paisa = {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Bangladeshi taka]] (no longer in circulation)
	* [[Indian paisa\|Paisa]] = {{frac\|1\|100}} of an [[Indian rupee]]		* [[Indian paisa\|Paisa]] = {{frac\|1\|100}} of an [[Indian rupee]] (only 50 paisa coins are de facto valid but no longer in circulation)
	* Paisa = {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Nepalese rupee]]		* Paisa = {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Nepalese rupee]] (no longer in circulation)
	* Baisa = {{frac\|1\|1000}} of an [[Omani rial]]		* Baisa = {{frac\|1\|1000}} of an [[Omani rial]]
	* Paisa = {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Pakistani rupee]] (Officially demonetized from 1 October 2014)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sbp.org.pk/finance/Coins.asp\|title=State Bank of Pakistan}}</ref>		* Paisa = {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Pakistani rupee]] (Officially demonetized from 1 October 2014)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sbp.org.pk/finance/Coins.asp\|title=State Bank of Pakistan}}</ref>
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	File:100 Baisa Oman reverso.png\|100 Omani Baisa note (reverse)		File:100 Baisa Oman reverso.png\|100 Omani Baisa note (reverse)
	File:100 Baisa Oman.png\|100 Omani Baisa note (1995)		File:100 Baisa Oman.png\|100 Omani Baisa note (1995)
	~~File:Pakistan 1989, 5 Paise Aluminum.jpg\|5 Pakistani Paisa (1989)~~		File:৫০ পয়সা ২০০১ সালের নকশা সম্মূখভাগ - 50 Paisa year 2001 Front Part.png\|50 Bangladeshi Paisa (2001)
	File:৫০ পয়সা ২০০১ সালের নকশা সম্মূখভাগ - 50 Paisa year 2001 Front Part.png\|50 Bangladeshi ~~Poysha~~ (2001)		File:৫০ পয়সা ২০০১ সালের নকশা - 50 Paisa year 2001 Back Part.png\|50 Bangladeshi Paisa (2001, reverse)
	File:৫০ পয়সা ২০০১ সালের নকশা - 50 Paisa year 2001 Back Part.png\|50 Bangladeshi ~~Poysha~~ (2001, reverse)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Portal\|Money}}		{{Portal\|Money}}
			*[[Bangladeshi taka]]
	*[[Indian paisa]]		*[[Indian paisa]]
			* [[Eco-Pesa]]

	==References==		==References==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==

	{{commons category\|Paisa (coins)}}		{{commons category\|Paisa (coins)}}

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	[[Category:Economy of Pakistan]]		[[Category:Economy of Pakistan]]
			[[Category:Rupee]]


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	{{About\|the unit of currency in general\|other uses\|Paisa (disambiguation)}}		{{About\|the unit of currency in general\|other uses\|Paisa (disambiguation)}}
	The '''paisa''' (~~{{lang-hi\|पैसा}},{{lang-gu\|પૈસા}}, Marathi: पैसे, [[Nepali language\|Nepali]]/{{lang-hi\|पैसा}}, {{lang-ur\|{{Nastaliq\|پیسہ}}}}),~~ '''~~poysha~~''' ~~({{lang-bn\|পয়সা}})~~, '''~~pice~~''' ~~([[English language\|English]])~~, '''~~baisa~~''' ~~([[Omani Arabic\|Omani]]: بيسة)~~, '''~~pesa''' ([[German Language\|German]]) or '''besa~~''' ~~([[Italian Language\|Italian]]~~) is a monetary unit in several countries. The word is also a generalised [[idiom]] for money and wealth. In [[India]], [[Nepal]], and [[Pakistan]], the ''paisa'' currently equals {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[rupee]]. In [[Bangladesh]], the ''poysha'' equals {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Bangladeshi taka]]. In Oman, the ''baisa'' equals {{frac\|1\|1000}} of an [[Omani rial]].		The '''paisa''' (also transliterated as '''pice''', '''pesa''', '''poysha''', and '''baisa''') is a monetary unit in several countries. The word is also a generalised [[idiom]] for money and wealth. In [[India]], [[Nepal]], and [[Pakistan]], the ''paisa'' currently equals {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[rupee]]. In [[Bangladesh]], the ''poysha'' equals {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Bangladeshi taka]]. In Oman, the ''baisa'' equals {{frac\|1\|1000}} of an [[Omani rial]].

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

	The word ''paisa'' is from the [[Sanskrit]] term ''padāṁśa ( basic unit)'', meaning 'quarter part base', from ''pada'' "foot or quarter or base" and ''aṁśa'' "part or unit".<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia \|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paisa \|title=paisa \|encyclopedia=Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary \|publisher=Merriam-Webster \|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=pada&trans=Translate&direction=AU \|title=pada \|publisher=spokensanskrit.de (version 4.2) \|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The pesa was also in use in colonial [[Kenya]]. The colloquial term for money in [[Burmese language\|Burmese]], ''paiksan'' ({{my\|ပိုက်ဆံ}}), is derived from the Hindi term ''paisa''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Myanmar-English Dictionary\|year=1996\|publisher=Myanmar Language Commission\|isbn=1-881265-47-1}}</ref>		The word ''paisa'' is from the [[Sanskrit]] term ''padāṁśa'' ({{lang\|sa\|पदांश}}, basic unit), meaning 'quarter part base', from ''pada'' ({{lang\|sa\|पद}}) "foot or quarter or base" and ''aṁśa'' ({{lang\|sa\|अंश}}) "part or unit".<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia \|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paisa \|title=paisa \|encyclopedia=Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary \|publisher=Merriam-Webster \|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=pada&trans=Translate&direction=AU \|title=pada \|publisher=spokensanskrit.de (version 4.2) \|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The pesa was also in use in colonial [[Kenya]]. The colloquial term for money in [[Burmese language\|Burmese]], ''paiksan'' ({{my\|ပိုက်ဆံ}}), is derived from the Hindi term ''paisa'' ({{lang\|hi\|पैसा}}).<ref>{{cite book\|title=Myanmar-English Dictionary\|year=1996\|publisher=Myanmar Language Commission\|isbn=1-881265-47-1}}</ref>
	[[File:INDO-SASANIAN. Chaulukyas. 9th-10th century. Lot of sixty-eight AR Gadhaiya Paise.jpg\|thumb\|Chaulukyas. 9th-10th century. Lot of sixty-eight AR 'Gadhaiya Paise']]		[[File:INDO-SASANIAN. Chaulukyas. 9th-10th century. Lot of sixty-eight AR Gadhaiya Paise.jpg\|thumb\|Chaulukyas. 9th-10th century. Lot of sixty-eight AR 'Gadhaiya Paise']]

	==History==		==History==

	[[Chaulukya dynasty\|Chaulukya]] coins were often called "Gadhaiya Paise" (9th-10th century AD).<ref name="HPR">{{cite book\|last1=Ray\|first1=Himanshu Prabha\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkyfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT162\|title=Negotiating Cultural Identity: Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History\|date=2019\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=9781000227932\|pages=161–163\|language=en}}</ref> Until the 1950s in India and Pakistan (and before 1947 in [[British India]]), the paisa was equivalent to 3 [[Pie (Indian coin)\|pies]], {{frac\|1\|4}} of an [[Indian anna\|anna]], or {{frac\|1\|64}} of a rupee. After the transition from a [[non-decimal currency]] to a [[decimal currency]], the paisa equaled {{frac\|1\|100}} of a rupee and was known as a ''naya paisa'' ("new paisa") for a few years to distinguish it from the old paisa that was {{frac\|1\|64}} of a rupee.		[[Chaulukya dynasty\|Chaulukya]] coins were often called "Gadhaiya Paise" (9th-10th century CE).<ref name="HPR">{{cite book\|last1=Ray\|first1=Himanshu Prabha\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkyfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT162\|title=Negotiating Cultural Identity: Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History\|date=2019\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=9781000227932\|pages=161–163\|language=en}}</ref> Until the 1950s in India and Pakistan (and before 1947 in [[British India]]), the paisa was equivalent to 3 [[Pie (Indian coin)\|pies]], {{frac\|1\|4}} of an [[Indian anna\|anna]], or {{frac\|1\|64}} of a rupee. After the transition from a [[non-decimal currency]] to a [[decimal currency]], the paisa equaled {{frac\|1\|100}} of a rupee and was known as a ''naya paisa'' ("new paisa") for a few years to distinguish it from the old paisa that was {{frac\|1\|64}} of a rupee.

	==Terminology==		==Terminology==
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	==Usage==		==Usage==
	* Poysha = {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Bangladeshi taka]] (no longer in circulation)		* Poysha = {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Bangladeshi taka]] (no longer in circulation)
	* [[Indian paisa\|Paisa]] = {{frac\|1\|100}} of an [[Indian rupee]] ~~(no longer in circulation)~~		* [[Indian paisa\|Paisa]] = {{frac\|1\|100}} of an [[Indian rupee]]
	* Paisa = {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Nepalese rupee]]		* Paisa = {{frac\|1\|100}} of a [[Nepalese rupee]]
	* Baisa = {{frac\|1\|1000}} of an [[Omani rial]]		* Baisa = {{frac\|1\|1000}} of an [[Omani rial]]

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{{About|the unit of currency in general|other uses|Paisa (disambiguation)}}
The '''paisa''' ({{lang-hi|पैसा}},{{lang-gu|પૈસા}}, Marathi: पैसे, [[Nepali language|Nepali]]/{{lang-hi|पैसा}}, {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|پیسہ}}}}), '''poysha''' ({{lang-bn|পয়সা}}), '''pice''' ([[English language|English]]), '''baisa''' ([[Omani Arabic|Omani]]: بيسة), '''pesa''' ([[German Language|German]]) or '''besa''' ([[Italian Language|Italian]]) is a monetary unit in several countries. The word is also a generalised [[idiom]] for money and wealth. In [[India]], [[Nepal]], and [[Pakistan]], the ''paisa'' currently equals {{frac|1|100}} of a [[rupee]]. In [[Bangladesh]], the ''poysha'' equals {{frac|1|100}} of a [[Bangladeshi taka]]. In Oman, the ''baisa'' equals {{frac|1|1000}} of an [[Omani rial]].

==Etymology==

The word ''paisa'' is from the [[Sanskrit]] term ''padāṁśa ( basic unit)'', meaning 'quarter part base', from ''pada'' "foot or quarter or base" and ''aṁśa'' "part or unit".<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paisa |title=paisa |encyclopedia=Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary |publisher=Merriam-Webster |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=pada&trans=Translate&direction=AU |title=pada |publisher=spokensanskrit.de (version 4.2) |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The pesa was also in use in colonial [[Kenya]]. The colloquial term for money in [[Burmese language|Burmese]], ''paiksan'' ({{my|ပိုက်ဆံ}}), is derived from the Hindi term ''paisa''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Myanmar-English Dictionary|year=1996|publisher=Myanmar Language Commission|isbn=1-881265-47-1}}</ref>
[[File:INDO-SASANIAN. Chaulukyas. 9th-10th century. Lot of sixty-eight AR Gadhaiya Paise.jpg|thumb|Chaulukyas. 9th-10th century. Lot of sixty-eight AR 'Gadhaiya Paise']]

==History==

[[Chaulukya dynasty|Chaulukya]] coins were often called "Gadhaiya Paise" (9th-10th century AD).<ref name="HPR">{{cite book|last1=Ray|first1=Himanshu Prabha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkyfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT162|title=Negotiating Cultural Identity: Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History|date=2019|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781000227932|pages=161–163|language=en}}</ref> Until the 1950s in India and Pakistan (and before 1947 in [[British India]]), the paisa was equivalent to 3 [[Pie (Indian coin)|pies]], {{frac|1|4}} of an [[Indian anna|anna]], or {{frac|1|64}} of a rupee. After the transition from a [[non-decimal currency]] to a [[decimal currency]], the paisa equaled {{frac|1|100}} of a rupee and was known as a ''naya paisa'' ("new paisa") for a few years to distinguish it from the old paisa that was {{frac|1|64}} of a rupee.

==Terminology==

In [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Afghan Persian]], [[Urdu]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]] and other languages, the word paisa often means money or cash. Medieval trade routes that spanned the [[Arabian Sea]] between India, the Arab regions and East Africa spread the usage of [[Indian subcontinent]] and Arabic currency terms across these areas.<ref name="gsr1953">{{Cite journal | journal=NADA: The Southern Rhodesia Native Affairs Department Annual |title=Cowry: Ndoro |issue=30 | first=M. D. W. |last=Jeffreys | year=1953 | publisher=Government of Southern Rhodesia | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FAUAAAAIAAJ&q=currency+terms+pesa%2C+upeni | quote=...currency terms pesa, upeni, mali, khete, tickey all derive from Hindu or Arabic currency terms still in use in what was once called the Erythraean Sea |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> The word ''pesa'' as a reference to money in East African languages such as [[Swahili language|Swahili]] dates from that period.<ref name="gsr1953" /> An example of this usage is the older day [[Kenya]]n mobile-phone-based money transfer service [[M-Pesa]] (which stands for "mobile pesa" or "mobile money").

==Usage==
* Poysha = {{frac|1|100}} of a [[Bangladeshi taka]] (no longer in circulation)
* [[Indian paisa|Paisa]] = {{frac|1|100}} of an [[Indian rupee]] (no longer in circulation)
* Paisa = {{frac|1|100}} of a [[Nepalese rupee]]
* Baisa = {{frac|1|1000}} of an [[Omani rial]]
* Paisa = {{frac|1|100}} of a [[Pakistani rupee]] (Officially demonetized from 1 October 2014)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sbp.org.pk/finance/Coins.asp|title=State Bank of Pakistan}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="100">
File:100 Baisa Oman reverso.png|100 Omani Baisa note (reverse)
File:100 Baisa Oman.png|100 Omani Baisa note (1995)
File:Pakistan 1989, 5 Paise Aluminum.jpg|5 Pakistani Paisa (1989)
File:৫০ পয়সা ২০০১ সালের নকশা সম্মূখভাগ - 50 Paisa year 2001 Front Part.png|50 Bangladeshi Poysha (2001)
File:৫০ পয়সা ২০০১ সালের নকশা - 50 Paisa year 2001 Back Part.png|50 Bangladeshi Poysha (2001, reverse)
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Money}}
*[[Indian paisa]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Paisa (coins)}}

{{Historic Indian currency and coinage}}
{{Rupee}}

[[Category:Currencies of Asia]]
[[Category:Currencies of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Coins of India]]
[[Category:Coins of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Economy of Nepal]]
[[Category:Economy of Pakistan]]

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