Pakistan Coinage: 2018-date
under President: Dr. Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi
 
Currency:  Rupee = 100 Paisa
 
2018
 
 05 Jan 2018  Air Marshal (retd.) Mohammad Asghar Khan dies due to Cardiac arrest at
               Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, at the age of 96.
 31 Dec 2018  Supreme Court seeks assistance from heirs after FIA suggests closing down
               Asghar Khan case.
 

KM#81 50 Rupees. Year: 2018. Weight: 13.76g [13.50g]. Metal: Copper-Nickel (75% copper and 25% nickel). Diameter: 29.50 mm. Edge: Reeded. Alignment: Medal. Mint: Lahore. Obverse: The waxing crescent moon and five pointed star facing North West in rising position is in the center. The periphery on the top of the crescent star is inscribed in the wording "Islami Jamhoria Pakistan, اسلامہ جمہوریہ پاکستان" (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) in Urdu script. Below the crescent and at the top of two sprigs of wheat with arms curved upward, there is the year 2018. The face value of the coin in numeral “50” in bold letters and "روپیہ" (Rupee) in Urdu script are written on the right and left sides of the crescent star respectively. Reverse: "International Anti-Corruption Day" written in English at the top section along the periphery. "ہمارا ایمان، کرپشن فری پاکستان" (Hamara Emaan, Corruption Free Pakistan) [Our Faith, Corruption Free Pakistan] is written in Urdu, in two lines in the center. The date "* 9th December *" is written at the bottom section. Mintage: N/A Minted Years: One year type. Issue Date: 10th December, 2018. Subject: International Corruption Day on 09th December.

Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries. Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to political instability. On 31 October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nation Convention against corruption. The Assembly also designated 09 December as International Anti-Corruption Day to raise public awareness for Anti-Corruption. The convention entered into force in December 2005. The Federal Government has authorized the State Bank of Pakistan to issue Rs. 50 Commemorative Coin of International Anti-Corruption Day. These coins will be issued through the exchange counters of all the field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation from December 10, 2018.

 
2019
 
 01 Jan 2019  Scheduled launch of Mohmand dam deferred.
 02 Jan 2019  Second Indian drone shot down.
 04 Jan 2019  Syed Zulfiqar Bokhari, Pakistani diplomat and former Chairman of the Pakistan
               Cricket Board dies.
              Malik Hakmeen Khan, founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party dies.
 06 Jan 2019  UAE $6.2bn bailout package formalised.
 08 Jan 2019  Supreme Court refers Swati case of ‘wealth beyond means’ for further probe
               to FBR.
 11 Jan 2019  Khalida Hussain, Pakistani fiction writer dies at the age of 81.
 16 Jan 2019  Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan, Pakistani politician dies at the age of 65.
 17 Jan 2019  Gulab Chandio, Sindhi teleplays dies at the age of 61.
 18 Jan 2019  Justice Asif Saeed Khosa takes oath as Chief Justice of Pakistan.
 19 Jan 2019  Protests erupt after Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) staged and
               killed four people on a highway in a car at Sahiwal.
              The victims were identified as Mohammad Khalil, his wife Nabila, their
               13-year-old daughter Areeba and their friend Zeeshan Javed.
 20 Jan 2019  Husain Mohammad Jafri, Pakistani historian dies.
 21 Jan 2019  Hub accident - passenger bus collided with an tank truck; 26 died and
               16 suffered burn injuries.
 25 Jan 2019  PM’s sister Aleema Khanum, through her lawyer, explains money sources
               behind her off shore property.
              Fatima Ali, Pakistani-born American chef and reality show contestant dies
               at the age of 29.
              Roohi Bano, Pakistani actress dies at the age of 67.
 28 Jan 2019  Suman Kumari becomes the first Hindu woman to be appointed a civil judge.
 29 Jan 2019  Supreme Court rejects review petition in Aasia Bibi (Aasiya Noreen) case.
              Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi, Pakistani politician dies at the age of 81.
 01 Feb 2019  Ehsan-ul-Haq Piracha, Pakistani politician dies.
 02 Feb 2019  Mohammad Ibrahim Arman Loni, Pakistani Pashto language poet and PTM leader
               dies at the age of 35.
 09 Feb 2019  Fresh list of proscribed entities has 67 organisations.
 10 Feb 2019  PM Imran Khan meets IMF chief Christine Lagarde in Dubai.
 13 Feb 2019  Baqar Naqvi, Pakistani Urdu poet and translator dies at the age of 83.
 14 Feb 2019  Supreme Court winds up Memogate case (Mullen memo controversy).
              Pakistan Super League (PSL) 4 of Cricket starts; ends on 17 March 2019 with
               Quetta Gladiators as winners.
 17 Feb 2019  Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman signs MoUs worth $20bn.
 19 Feb 2019  Stanley Wolpert, known for his biographies of Jinnah, Gandhi, Nehru and
               Bhutto dies at the age of 91.
 20 Feb 2019  Sindh Speaker Agha Siraj arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
 21 Feb 2019  National Security Council (NSC) of Pakistan bans Jamaatud Dawa's charity wing.
 23 Feb 2019  Rana Muhammad Tajammal Hussain, Pakistani politician dies at the age of 52.
 26 Feb 2019  India–Pakistan skirmishes on Kashmir Line of Control starts.
              The first airstrike was conducted by India in the early morning hours near
               Balakot, no casualties.
 27 Feb 2019  Pakistani military carried out an airstrike against multiple targets in
               Jammu and Kashmir but opted to drop weapons into open areas to avoid human
               loss and collateral damage.
              Two Indian fighter jets downed; one pilot captured alive: Wing Commander
               Abhinandan Varthaman.
              Pakistan airspace closed.
 28 Feb 2019  Opposition backs decision to release Indian pilot.
 01 Mar 2019  Abhinandan Varthaman crossed the India-Pakistan border at Wagah after sunset.
 05 Mar 2019  Crackdown launched against Jaish and others.
              Navy foils intrusion bid by Indian submarine.
 06 Mar 2019  Mini-budget passed in National Assembly amid opposition boycott.
              Afzal Kohistani, known for a 2012 video that exposed honour killings in
               Kohistan is killed at the age of 31.
 11 Mar 2019  Bilawal Zardari meets Nawaz Sharif in prison.
 16 Mar 2019  Indian drone shot down near LoC.
 17 Mar 2019  Bashir Moojid, Well-known and decorated artist, calligrapher and writer dies
               at the age of 90.
 21 Mar 2019  Supreme Court accepts Rs 450bn Bahria Town offer; orders NAB to stop
                proceedings.
 22 Mar 2019  Mufti Taqi Usmani survives bid on life.
 24 Mar 2019  Shahnaz Begum, Eminent singer known for songs like Jeevay Pakistan and
               Sohni Dharti dies at the age of 67.
 02 Apr 2019  Pakistan Cup the fourth edition (List A cricket) starts.
               It ends on 12 April 2019 with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as winners.
 06 Apr 2019  Day-long NAB siege fails to corner Hamza Shahbaz as Lahore High Court grants
               protective bail.
 11 Apr 2019  Lahore High Court (LHC) suspends life term of PML-N leader Muhammad Hanif
              Abbasi in ephedrine case.
 12 Apr 2019  Suicide bombing leaves 20 Hazaras dead in Quetta.
 18 Apr 2019  PM reshuffles federal cabinet. Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs
               Minister Asad Umar leaves.
              A Gunmen kill 14 people in Ormara.
              Jameel Jalibi, renowned scholar and author noted for voluminous
               Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu dies at the age of 90.
 24 Apr 2019  International Press Institute (IPI) names Dawn's Assistant Editor and
               Columnist Cyril Almeida its 71st World Press Freedom Hero.
              Karachi drops from 6th place to 70th in World Crime Index.
 01 May 2019  United Nations Security Council (UNSC) lists Jaish chief Masood Azhar a
               ‘global terrorist’ as China lifts technical hold.
 02 May 2019  Shahbaz Sharif quits PAC chairmanship.
              Mohmand dam inaugurated.
 03 May 2019  State Bank Pakistan governor Tariq Bajwa and Federal Bureau of Revenue
               Chairman Jahanzeb Khan sacked.
 04 May 2019  Reza Baqir becomes State Bank Pakistan governor.
 05 May 2019  Prof Dr Muhammad Ajmal Khan Educationist and sitting Vice-Chancellor of
               Karachi University dies at the age of 67.
 06 May 2019  Syed Mohammad Shabbar Zaidi named FBR chief.
 08 May 2019  Aasia Bibi leaves country amid official silence.
 11 May 2019  Prolonged gun-battle leaves 7 dead in Gwadar.
 12 May 2019  After the fiasco in Larkana, hundreds test HIV-positive in Turbat.
 13 May 2019  National Assembly unanimously passes 26th Constitutional Amendment giving
               better representation to tribal areas.
 16 May 2019  Jamil Naqsh, the great artists who gave Pakistani art its distinct identity
               in the world, dies at the age of 80.
 25 May 2019  Yusuf Buch, Former ambassador and minister who distinguished himself with
               intellect and enterprise from Kashmir origin dies at the age of 97.
 27 May 2019  Supreme Court makes history by conducting cases via video link.
              MNA Ali Wazir remanded in Crime Investigation Department (CTD) custody for
               allegedly leading an attack on checkpost.
 29 May 2019  Justice Qazi Faez Isa writes to President Alvi complaining of “selective
               leaks” to media.
 30 May 2019  Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has sentenced three
               people on espionage charges and leaking sensitive information:
              Lt-Gen (retd) Javed Iqbal was awarded 14 years rigorous imprisonment.
              Brigadier (retd) Raja Rizwan and Dr Wasim Akram were awarded death sentences.
 05 Jun 2019  "Wrong No. 2" and "Chhalawa" comedy hit films were released on Eid al-Fitr day.
 06 Jun 2019  Dr Enver Sajjad eminent writer, actor, painter, dancer and physician dies
               at the age of 84.
 08 Jun 2019  Allama Mohammad Abbas Kumaili, renowned religious scholar, former senator
               and founding chief of Jafria Alliance dies at the age of 77.
 10 Jun 2019  Asif Ali Zardari arrested after bail plea rejection.
               He been arrested in a multi-million dollar money laundering case.
 11 Jun 2019  Tax-heavy budget announced.
 16 Jun 2019  Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed named ISI chief. He assumed office on 17 June 2019.
 18 Jun 2019  To be headed by PM Imran Khan, National Development Council formed to draw
               up development, economic policies; Chief of Army Staff (COAS) will part of it.
 26 Jun 2019  US Dollar goes up to 163 Rupees.
 28 Jun 2019  PTI gets its first budget passed by National Assembly.
 29 Jun 2019  Group of 15 PML-N MPAs call on Imran Khan at Bani-gala.
 01 Jul 2019  PML-N’s Rana Sanaullah Khan held in ‘narcotics case’. He was arrest on
               motorway near Sukheyki in an alleged of keeping drugs.
              A group of PPP lawmakers meet PM Imran Khan.
 03 Jul 2019  Foreign Office welcomes US move to label Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA)
               a terrorist entity.
 04 Jul 2019  IMF Board signs $6bn package.
              Hafiz Saeed and others booked for terror financing.
 05 Jul 2019  Pakistan fails to qualify beyond the initial stage of Cricket World Cup.
               It came 5th on the points table.
 06 Jul 2019  PML-N releases video allegedly showing confessions of an accountability
               judge who had jailed Nawaz.
 09 Jul 2019  No-trust motion moved against Senate Chairman: Mir Sadiq Sanjrani.
              Zaheen Tahira, renowned artiste who made a name for herself working across
               platforms dies at the age of 70.
 11 Jul 2019  Sadiqabad train tragedy leaves 24 dead and 85 hurt.
              The accident took place around 4:30 am, about 35 kilometres (22 miles) south
               of Rahim Yar Khan.
              Sufi Muhammad bin Alhazrat Hassan, Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
               (TNSM) Chief who led violent campaigns for Shariah enforcement in 1990s,
               dies at the age of 86.
              Abdul Hameed, Known as Brigadier Hamidi, who led Pakistan to its maiden
               Hockey Gold at the Rome Olympics in 1960, dies at the age of 92.
 12 Jul 2019  No-trust motion against Senate Deputy Chairman: Saleem H. Mandviwalla.
 13 Jul 2019  World Bank tribunal fined $5.9bn to Pakistan in Reko Diq (located in
               Balouchistan) copper mine case.
 14 Jul 2019  Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, dictator who ruled the
               Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990 dies at the age of 89.
 16 Jul 2019  Pakistan reopens airspace for civilian traffic, except India.
 17 Jul 2019  Victory for Pakistan as International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejects
               Indian plea for Kalbushan Jadhav’s acquittal and release.
              Himayat Ali Shaer, poet of utter eminence who also made his mark as a
               broadcaster, playwright, prose writer, academic and journalist, dies at
               the age of 93.
 18 Jul 2019  Ex-PM Khaqan Abbasi held by NAB in LNG case.
 20 Jul 2019  As PM Imran Khan lands in Washington, US says door open to repairing ties.
              Provincial elections were held in constituencies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
               belonging to areas previously located in Federally Administered Tribal
               Areas (FATA).
 21 Jul 2019  Independents, PTI grab majority in tribal elections.
 23 Jul 2019  PM Imran Khan says it was ISI’s tip that had enabled US to take out
               Osama bin Laden.
 27 Jul 2019  US approves $125m for Pakistan as technical support for F-16s fighter planes.
 30 Jul 2019  A Beechcraft King Air of the Pakistan Army crashed near Bahria Town,
               Rawalpindi. 5 crew members and 13 civilians killed when the plane crashed
               into a blackout residential area at night on Mora Kalu.
 01 Aug 2019  Senate Chairman: Mir Sadiq Sanjrani survives no-trust vote.
 07 Aug 2019  Diplomatic ties with India downgraded; envoy told to leave; trade suspended
               as on 05 Aug 2019, Government of India revoked the special status granted
               to Jammu and Kashmir.
 08 Aug 2019  Maryam Nawaz arrested by NAB.
 12 Aug 2019  "Superstar" and "Parey Hut Love" hit films were released on Eid al-Adha Day.
 13 Aug 2019  Monsoon rains toll hits 27 across Sindh.
 15 Aug 2019  Indian forces exchanged fire over the disputed frontier in Kashmir, leaving
               3 Pakistani soldiers dead and two civilians.
 16 Aug 2019  Quetta mosque blast leaves four dead.
 17 Aug 2019  UNSC holds exclusive meeting on Indian-occupied Kashmir after over 50 years.
 19 Aug 2019  COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa given three-year extension.
 23 Aug 2019  Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) refuses to administer oath to new members
               appointed by President Alvi.
 26 Aug 2019  Biyyathil Mohyuddin Kutty, renowned Pakistani peace activist and trade
               unionist dies at the age of 89.
 29 Aug 2019  Night launch of Ghaznavi missile successfully tested.
 02 Sep 2019  Consular access provided to Indian spy Kulbhushan.
 05 Sep 2019  Government issues Red Letters to 27 ministries over performance issues.
              Abid Ali, eminent actor who belonged to the golden era of Pakistan
               Television, dies at the age of 67.
 06 Sep 2019  Abdul Qadir Khan, Cricket legend who gave a new lease of life to the art
               of leg-spin bowling, dies at the age of 63.
 13 Sep 2019  Surraya Shahab, renowned broadcaster and newsreader, dies at the age of 78.
 14 Sep 2019  Mujaddi Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri announces retirement from politics.
              Cricket first-class domestic Quaid-e-Azam Trophy starts; ends on
               31 December 2019 with Central Punjab becoming winners.
 15 Sep 2019  Shahid Hayat, Senior police officer who had been Karachi police chief in
               2013-2014 dies at the age of 54.
 18 Sep 2019  PPP stalwart Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah arrested by NAB.
 24 Sep 2019  Earthquake jolts Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
               40 dead and over 850 injured. It happened at 16:02. It had a magnitude of
               5.6 Mw and a maximum felt intensity of VII (very strong) on the
               Modified Mercalli scale.
 27 Sep 2019  PM Imran Khan delivers an impressive maiden speech at the UN General
               Assembly session.
              Sri Lankan cricket team tours Pakistan. They played three One Day
               Internationals (ODIs), three Twenty20 International (T20I) and Two test
               matches. It was the first time in ten years that Test cricket was played
               in Pakistan. The tour ends on 23 December 2019. It was Pakistan's first
               series win in Pakistan since beating the West Indies 2–0 in November 2006.
              It was also Pakistan's first series win in Pakistan against Sri Lanka
               since their 1–0 win in January 1992.
 30 Sep 2019  UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi removed.
 01 Oct 2019  NA Speaker allows MNA to introduce 32 bills ‘in one go’ by merely reading
               out serial numbers.
              Munir Akram selected as UN envoy.
 02 Oct 2019  Pakistan loses claim over 35m pound fund related to Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan.
              National Assembly Deputy Speaker: Saleem H. Mandviwalla de-seated by ECP.
              Ex-PM Édouard Balladur to face French court trial over Pakistan arms deal
               in 1990s known as "Karachi affair".
 05 Oct 2019  India admits to having downed its own helicopter and six soldiers during
               skirmishes with Pakistan.
 08 Oct 2019  Supreme Court suspends Election Commissioner of Pakistan (ECP) decision
               on National Assembly Deputy Speaker issue.
 15 Oct 2019  Duke: Prince William Arthur Philip Louis and Duchess: Catherine Elizabeth
               Middleton of Cambridge win hearts during their Pakistan tour.
 17 Oct 2019  PPP loses Sindh PA by-election in Larkana.
 20 Oct 2019  In retaliation to unprovoked firing, Pakistan kills nine Indian soldiers.
 26 Oct 2019  Nadra cancels JUI-F leader and ex-Senator Maulana Hafiz Hamdullah Saboor’s
               citizenship.
              Bangladesh women's cricket tours Pakistan. Ends on 04 November 2019.
 27 Oct 2019  JUI-F Azadi (Freedom) march started under Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman's
               leadership from Karachi to Islamabad.
 31 Oct 2019  The Tezgam Express train travelling between Karachi and Rawalpindi when
               fire broke out onboard near Rahim Yar Khan leaves over 70 dead.
 03 Nov 2019  Pakistan rejects new maps released by India.
 04 Nov 2019  $1.2bn penalty waived by Turkish firm.
 07 Nov 2019  Shahid Aziz Siddiqui, a well-known former commissioner of Karach dies
               at the age of 74.
 09 Nov 2019  PM Imran Imran inaugurates Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh community.
 13 Nov 2019  JUI-F Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman calls off Islamabad sit-in / Azadi
               (Freedom) march abruptly; goes for countrywide road blockages.
              Hamid Siraj, Urdu fiction writer dies at the age of 61.
 15 Nov 2019  Arifa Shamsa, renowned broadcaster, compare, anchorperson and social
               worker, dies at the age of 77.
 16 Nov 2019  Lahore High Court allows Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad for treatment.
 17 Nov 2019  Dengue cases reaches close to 50,000 in the year.
 19 Nov 2019  Nawaz Sharif left Pakistan for UK on an air ambulance for treatment.
              Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman calls off countrywide road blockages.
 22 Nov 2019  Shaukat Azmi, wife of Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi who was herself an established
               film and theatre actor, dies at the age of 93.
 25 Nov 2019  Sahir Lakhnavi, famed Urdu poet who excelled in the art of elegy-writing,
               dies at the age of 88.
 28 Nov 2019  Supreme Court allows 6-months extension to COAS.
 29 Nov 2019  Parliamentary body decides to interview High Court judges before appointment.
 02 Dec 2019  Zafar Iqbal Mirza, Senior journalist popularly known as ZIM who made a
               name writing witty and perceptive pieces under the pseudonym ‘Lahori’,
               dies at the age of 83.
 03 Dec 2019  Malik Riaz Hussain settles case with UK agency for 190m pounds.
              NAB freezes 23 properties of Shahbaz Sharif and his relatives.
 11 Dec 2019  Lawyers in Lahore, go on a rampage against doctors at Punjab Institute
               of Cardiology; four patients die in scuffle.
 12 Dec 2019  Asif Zardari released on bail after 6 months in custody.
 14 Dec 2019  National polio tally crosses the hundred mark.
 16 Dec 2019  Bahrain confers highest civilian award on PM Imran Khan.
 17 Dec 2019  Pakistan skips Malaysia Summit.
              Army expresses displeasure as special court awards death penalty to
               Gen. (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf.
              Air Marshal Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry, former Chief of Pakistan Air Force, dies
               at the age of 93.
 21 Dec 2019  Justice Gulzar Ahmed takes oath as Chief Justice of Pakistan.
 22 Dec 2019  Malaysia, Qatar, Iran and Turkey considering parallel trade modes to 
               pre-empt sanctions.
 23 Dec 2019  PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal arrested by NAB in sports complex corruption case.
 25 Dec 2019  Malala Yousafzai named by UN as the ‘most famous teenager’ of the decade.
 26 Dec 2019  Government seeks review of COAS extension verdict.
 27 Dec 2019  NAB powers clipped through ordinance.
 

KM#67 1 Rupee. Year: 2019. Weight: 1.72g. Metal: Aluminum. Diameter: 20.00 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Medal. Mint: Lahore. Obverse: Muhammad Ali Jinnah's portrait facing left in the center. "اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکِستان" (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) in Urdu written at the right side anti-clockwise. "قائد اعظم محمد علی جناح" [Quaid-i-Azam (Great Leader) Muhammad Ali Jinnah] written at the left side anti-clockwise. Date at the bottom.

Type1: The Digit "9" has a proper hole.

Reverse: Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Mausoleum, Sehwan Shareef [located in Jamshoro District of Sindh, Pakistan] in the center. Value "1" and "روپیہ" (Rupee) written at the bottom. Mintage: N/A. Minted Years: 2008-2016 and 2018-2020 (Small head type).

Type2: Same as above coin, but the digits in Date are Thick. The Digit "9" has no hole.

Weight: 1.69g.

KM#68 2 Rupees. Year: 2019. Weight: 2.61g. Metal: Aluminum. Diameter: 22.50 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Medal. Mint: Lahore.

Type: Thick and Small digit "9" in Date.

Obverse: "اسلامی جمهوریه پاکستان" (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) in Urdu script written at the top. The waxing crescent moon and a five pointed star facing North-West in rising position is in the center. Below the crescent and at the top of two sprigs of wheat with arms curved upward, there is the year of issuance. Reverse: Badshahi Mosque at Lahore in the center with three clouds above it. Value "2" and "روپیہ" (Rupee) written at the bottom. Mintage: N/A. Minted Years: 2007-2016 and 2018-2020.

KM#82 550 Rupees. Year: 2019. Weight: 13.10g [13.50g]. Metal: Copper-Nickel (75% copper and 25% nickel). Diameter: 29.50 mm. Edge: Reeded. Alignment: Medal. Mint: Lahore. Obverse: The waxing crescent moon and five pointed star facing North West in rising position is in the center. The periphery on the top of the crescent star is inscribed in the wording "Islami Jamhoria Pakistan, اسلامہ جمہوریہ پاکستان" (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) in Urdu script. Below the crescent and at the top of two sprigs of wheat with arms curved upward, there is the year 2019. The face value of the coin in numeral “550” in bold letters and "روپیہ" (Rupee) in Urdu script are written on the right and left sides of the crescent star respectively. Reverse: "550th Birthday Celebrations" written at the top in three lines. Gurdwara Janam Asthan (also known as Gurdwara Nankana Sahib is a shrine located in the city of Nankana Sahib, near the city of Lahore in the Punjab province of Pakistan) in the center. "SRI GURU NANAK DEV JI 1469-2019" written at the bottom in three lines. Mintage: N/A Minted Years: One year type. Issue Date: 30th October, 2019. Subject: 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-2019).

Nankana Sahib is the most important religious site for the Sikh religion. It is located about 91 km (57 mi) west of Lahore and about 75 km (47 mi) east of Faisalabad. The Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, a site sacred to Sikhs, is inscribed on one side of the coins with the words ‘550th birthday celebrations’ and ‘Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’ embossed on the edges. The other side illustrates Pakistan’s emblem, a crescent and a star, with ‘Islamic Republic of Pakistan’ etched in Urdu. According to officials, the 550 rupees coin will be available to pilgrims at the Kartarpur Sahib, along with postal stamp worth Rs 8.
The goodwill gesture is part of the initiatives by Pakistan to promote interfaith harmony ahead of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak and the opening of Kartarpur Corridor. Prime Minister Imran Khan will formally inaugurate the corridor on 09 November 2019, which would allow Sikh pilgrims from India visa-free travel to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib – one of Sikhism’s holiest pilgrimage sites. Pakistan and India signed the much-awaited Kartarpur agreement last week in a rare act of cooperation between the two sides in these tense times. The peace corridor will allow around 5,000 Sikh pilgrims to visit the shrine every day.
This week, Pakistan’s premier laid the foundation stone for a university in Nankana Sahib district, named after Guru Nanak. “Setting up of an educational institution is the best way to pay homage to Baba Guru Nanak because education is the key to nations’ success,” Imran Khan said in his speech.
The Sikh community around the world welcomed the initiative and expressed its appreciation for Pakistan and PM Imran Khan on social media. “This kindness of yours speaks a lot about your vision for Pakistan and world,” wrote Jeevanjot Brar while thanking the premier. “Thanks and respect from the bottom of our hearts,” read another comment by Jas Singh. Many were interested in buying the coin to add to their collection and insisted that Pakistan government to make it available online.
Pakistan is home to some of the holiest Sikh sites and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur is believed to have been built on the site in Pakistan’s Narowal district where Guru Nanak breathed his last in the 16th century. The opening of religious passage would connect Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district and actualise decades-old wish of the Sikh community.

Guru Nanak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539) was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated worldwide as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on Kartik Pooranmashi, the full-moon day in the month of Katak, October–November.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Nanak

Governor SBP Dr. Reza Baqir unveiled the commemorative coin of Rs.550 to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak at State Bank of Pakistan.
A delegation of Sikh Community led by Sardar Ramesh Singh Khalsa, Patron in Chief Pakistan Sikh Council & Member Prime Minister’s Taskforce for Evacuee Trust Property Board, comprising members of Pakistan Sikh Council and Baba Guru Nanak Darbar also attended the ceremony.
In his welcome address, the Governor informed the audience that this was the first time in the history of the country that a coin in memory of a religious personality is issued. He cited three reasons behind the issuance of the commemorative coin in the name of Baba Guru Nanak.
The first is that through this gesture, State Bank has contributed in the national efforts to support inter-religious harmony.

Second, the coin will underscore the message of peace taught by Baba Guru Nanak.
Third, this initiative is to promote peace, which enhances economic prosperity which is a key goal of the State Bank of Pakistan.
The Chief Guest, Sardar Ramesh Singh Khalsa in his address thanked the Governor SBP and State Bank and stated that the issuance of the coin serves as special gift for 140 million Sikhs living all over the world.
It may be added here that the Commemorative Coin are available through the exchange counters of all the field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation from November 12, 2019. These coins are also available at Nankana Sahib Gurdwara and Shrine of Baba Guru Nanak at Kartarpur Sahib.

 
2020
 

KM#67 1 Rupee. Year: 2020. Weight: 1.72g. Metal: Aluminum. Diameter: 20.00 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Medal. Mint: Lahore. Obverse: Muhammad Ali Jinnah's portrait facing left in the center. "اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکِستان" (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) in Urdu written at the right side anti-clockwise. "قائد اعظم محمد علی جناح" [Quaid-i-Azam (Great Leader) Muhammad Ali Jinnah] written at the left side anti-clockwise. Date at the bottom.
Reverse: Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Mausoleum, Sehwan Shareef [located in Jamshoro District of Sindh, Pakistan] in the center. Value "1" and "روپیہ" (Rupee) written at the bottom. Mintage: N/A. Minted Years: 2008-2016 and 2018-2020 (Small head type).

KM#68 2 Rupees. Year: 2020. Weight: 2.50g. Metal: Aluminum. Diameter: 22.50 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Medal. Mint: Lahore.
Obverse: "اسلامی جمهوریه پاکستان" (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) in Urdu script written at the top. The waxing crescent moon and a five pointed star facing North-West in rising position is in the center. Below the crescent and at the top of two sprigs of wheat with arms curved upward, there is the year of issuance. Reverse: Badshahi Mosque at Lahore in the center with three clouds above it. Value "2" and "روپیہ" (Rupee) written at the bottom. Mintage: N/A. Minted Years: 2007-2016 and 2018-2020.

KM#75 5 Rupees. Year: 2020. Weight: 3.00g. Metal: Nickel-Brass [79% copper, 20% zinc and 1% nickel]. Diameter: 18.50 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Medal. Mint: Lahore.
Obverse: "اسلامی جمهوریه پاکستان" (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) in Urdu script written at the top. The waxing crescent moon and a five pointed star facing North-West in rising position is in the center. Below the crescent and at the top of two sprigs of wheat with arms curved upward, there is the year of issuance. Reverse: Floral wreath all along within the periphery of the coin splitted with the cones of five pointed star in the center. Value "5" and "روپیہ" (Rupee) in center of the pentagon. Mintage: N/A. Minted Years: 2015-2018 and 2020.

KM#83 40 Rupees. Year: 2020. Weight: 9.68g [10.00g]. Metal: Copper-Nickel (75% copper and 25% nickel). Diameter: 27.00 mm. Edge: Reeded. Alignment: Medal. Mint: Lahore.
Obverse: The waxing crescent moon and five pointed star facing North West in rising position is in the center. The periphery on the top of the crescent star is inscribed in the wording "Islami Jamhoria Pakistan, اسلامہ جمہوریہ پاکستان" (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) in Urdu script. Below the crescent and at the top of two sprigs of wheat with arms curved upward, there is the year 2019. The face value of the coin in numeral “40” in bold letters and "روپیہ" (Rupee) in Urdu script are written on the right and left sides of the crescent star respectively. Reverse: "INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE" written at the top. Stylish "40 YEARS" within wreath in the center. "AFGHAN REFUGEES IN PAKISTAN" written at the bottom . Mintage: N/A. Minted Years: One year type. Issue Date: N/A. Subject: 40 Years of Afghan Refugee in Pakistan (1980-2020).

Note: Forty years ago in 1979, the Soviet forces (Now Russia) invaded Afghanistan. It created Soviet-Afghan War, which lasted for 9 years (December 24, 1979 – February 15, 1989). As a consequence, a large number of Afghan refugees crossed the border into Pakistan seeking refuge from the ravages of war. Their influx started through Torkham border as millions of Afghan refugees entered our country. To this day, the security situation in Afghanistan remains unstable. Throughout these forty years the people of Pakistan have been generously hosting Afghan refugees; making this the largest protracted refugee crisis under the mandate of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Further Reading: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/521786-40-years-of-afghan-refugees-in-pakistan.

 
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