Indian 25-paisa coin

"Chawanni" redirects here. For the town in Nepal, see Chawanni, Nepal.

The Indian 25 coin, popularly called Chawanni is a former denomination of the Indian rupee. The 25 paisa coin is worth ​¹⁄₄ 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 "​¹⁄₄ 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.
• 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.