The antiquated spelling of pice was modified to paisa in the singular and paise in the plural.
In 1957, the currency was decimalised, 100 naye paise (np) to a rupee, which necessitated a fresh set of overprints.
The 1, 2 and 3 paise coins were phased out gradually in the 1970s.
As the service became increasingly popular, the fare was reduced to two annas (10 paise).
A twenty paise coin was introduced in 1968 but did not gain much popularity.
This change commenced with the introduction of the new hexagonal 3 paise coin.
Stainless steel coinage of 10, 25 and 50 paise, was introduced in 1988 and of one rupee in 1992.
Paise 2002 still have thin bells but good taper towards the edge, tho sometimes uneven.
