50 Paise Commemorative Coin Value (1964–1997)
Commemorative 50 Paise coins were struck for an event, an anniversary or a person, and most were sold in mint sets rather than released into circulation. That is why they carry catalogue values while ordinary coins of the same face value usually do not.
Catalogued values by year and mint
| Year | Mint | Issued for | Worn | Uncirculated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | National Integration | — | ₹1,000 |
| 1985 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Golden Jubilee Of Reserve Bank Of India (1935 - 1985) | — | ₹300 |
| 1997 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | 50th Year of Independence | ₹25 | ₹300 |
| 1964 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Jawaharlal Nehru 1889 - 1964 (Hindi Legend) | ₹15 | ₹100 |
| 1986 | Hyderabad Mint | Fisheries (F.A.O Series) Issued On World Food Day | ₹10 | ₹100 |
| 1997 | Hyderabad Mint | 50th Year of Independence | ₹25 | ₹100 |
| 1986 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Fisheries (F.A.O Series) Issued On World Food Day | ₹5 | ₹75 |
| 1964 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Jawaharlal Nehru 1889 - 1964 (English Legend) | ₹10 | ₹50 |
| 1969 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Mahatma Gandhi 1869 - 1948 (Centenary Issue) | ₹10 | ₹50 |
| 1969 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Mahatma Gandhi 1869 - 1948 (Centenary Issue) | ₹10 | ₹50 |
| 1972 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | 25th Anniversary of Independence 1947 - 1972 | ₹5 | ₹50 |
| 1972 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | 25th Anniversary of Independence 1947 - 1972 | ₹5 | ₹50 |
| 1986 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Fisheries (F.A.O Series) Issued On World Food Day | ₹5 | ₹50 |
| 1973 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Grow More Food (F.A.O Series) | — | ₹30 |
| 1973 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Grow More Food (F.A.O Series) | — | ₹30 |
| 1985 | Hyderabad Mint | Indira Gandhi 1917 - 1984 | — | ₹25 |
| 1997 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | 50th Year of Independence | — | ₹25 |
| 1997 | Noida Mint | 50th Year of Independence | — | ₹25 |
| 1982 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | National Integration | — | ₹15 |
| 1985 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Golden Jubilee Of Reserve Bank Of India (1935 - 1985) | — | ₹15 |
| 1985 | Hyderabad Mint | Golden Jubilee Of Reserve Bank Of India (1935 - 1985) | — | ₹15 |
| 1985 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Indira Gandhi 1917 - 1984 | — | ₹15 |
| 1985 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Indira Gandhi 1917 - 1984 | — | ₹15 |
Uncirculated figures are the upper end. The same coin worn from circulation is worth a fraction of it — grade moves these numbers more than anything else on the page.
Which mints struck it
Bombay (Mumbai Mint) · Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) · Hyderabad Mint · Noida Mint
The mint mark sits directly under the year: a diamond or dot for Mumbai, a star for Hyderabad, no mark at all for Kolkata, and a solid dot for Noida. The same denomination and year can be common from one mint and genuinely scarce from another, so read the mark before comparing against any price.
Issues in this series
Jawaharlal Nehru 1889 - 1964 (English Legend) · Jawaharlal Nehru 1889 - 1964 (Hindi Legend) · Mahatma Gandhi 1869 - 1948 (Centenary Issue) · 25th Anniversary of Independence 1947 - 1972 · Grow More Food (F.A.O Series) · National Integration · Golden Jubilee Of Reserve Bank Of India (1935 - 1985) · Indira Gandhi 1917 - 1984 · Fisheries (F.A.O Series) Issued On World Food Day · 50th Year of Independence
The theme printed on the coin is the fastest way to place it. If yours carries a name or an event, it belongs on this list; if it carries the standard design for its series, it is an ordinary circulating coin.
What actually decides the price
- Condition. Uncirculated and never handled against worn from circulation is routinely a tenfold difference on the same coin.
- Mint and year together. Neither on its own identifies a coin.
- Striking errors. Doubling, off-centre strikes, wrong planchets and die cracks are valued separately from the ordinary issue and can far exceed it.
- Whether it came from a sealed set. A coin that never entered circulation is a different object from one that did.
Before you compare against any figure online
A catalogue value is a reference for a stated grade, not a promise of what a specific coin will fetch. It answers one question honestly — is this ordinary, or is it unusual — and for most coins in most pockets the answer is ordinary.