Two Pattern issues / Mint sports known in Jan 2020:

• Same design as above coin on both sides but different metal. Year: 1974. Metal: Nickel-Brass. Weight: 2.75g.
• Obverse design as above: Minar-e-Pakistan / Crescent and Star but Reverse design of KM#26 of Boat design with three languages. Year: 1974. Metal: Nickel-Brass. Weight: 2.75g.

Pattern issue / Mint sport known in Jan 2020:

• Same design as above coin on both sides but different metal. Year: 1974. Metal: Nickel. Weight: 4.00g.

Note: Rare coin. Probably most of them were not released for circulation and melted down. This coin is not yet seen on internet or reported by any coin collector.

Note: Morina is a genus of the angiosperm family Caprifoliaceae. It is unofficially the provincial flower of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Morina is named in honor of Louis Morin de Saint-Victor (1635–1715), a French physician, botanist and meteorologist.

Reverse: Numeral "50" with "پیسہ" (paisa) written below it in the center circle. Designed wreath in circular form outside the center circle. Mintage: 9,180,000. Minted Years: 1975-1981.

Note: Date variety exists 1975-1981, especially with 1976 coins seen below.

Note: It has more mintage than 1974 and 1975 coins, yet difficult to find. Probably most of these coins were melted and not released for circulation. Scarce Coin.

"صد سالہ تقریب پیدائش قائداعظم" (Centenary birth celebration of Quaid-e-Azam) written at the bottom.

Obverse: "حکومتِ پاکستان" (Hukumat-e-Pakistan) [Government of Pakistan] written at the top. Minar-e-Pakistan imposed on Crescent and star facing left in the center. Decoration design on left and right sides. Date at the bottom. Reverse: Western Tropogan Pheasant perched on a branch (Conservation Series) in the center. "ایک سو روپیہ" (One Hundred Rupee) written at the above right side anti-clockwise. "100" written at the bottom. Mintage: 10,957 (including 5,837 Proofs). Minted Years: One year type. According to the Certificate of Authenticity, these specification (based on 50 coins) was attested by John R. Christie, Deputy Master of the Royal Mint. Issued Date: May 09, 1977.

The Western Tragopan or Western Horned Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) is a medium sized brightly plumaged pheasant found along the Himalayas from Hazara in northern Pakistan in the west to Uttarakhand within India to the east. The species is highly endangered and globally threatened. Five populations are known from Kohistan, Kaghan valley, Kishtwar, Chamba, Kulu and an area east of the Sutlej river. They are found from an altitude of 1750 m to 3600 m, going up higher in summer. Their preferred habitat is the dense understorey of temperate, subalpine and broad-leaved forest. It inhabits upper temperate forests between 2400 and 3600 m in summer, and in winter, dense coniferous and broad-leaved forests between 2000 to 2800 m elevations. The Western Tragopan is mostly arboreal but feeds on the ground. They mostly feed on leaves, shoots, seeds, but also consume insects and other invertebrates. Like most of the pheasants, they roost on trees singly or in pairs except during nesting. They also display blue horns with a fancied resemblance to those of the Greek mythological god Pan, whence the name Tragopan (Tragos goat + Pan). During the display they call and the song is a loud two-note ringing wou-weee which is repeated every second for long periods. The breeding season is May-June. They build their nests in low tree hollows. The Western Tragopan is considered as the rarest of all living pheasants. Their range is very restricted. In Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh, this bird is locally called Jujurana which means King of Birds.

Certificate of Authenticity for 1976 Conservation Series Coins: The Gazette of Pakistan, Registered No. S.1033 / L.-7646 extraordinary published by authority: Islamabad, Tuesday, June 22, 1976. Part II.  Statutory Notification (S.R.O) Government of Pakistan. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Development (Finance Division) Internal Finance Wing. Islamabad, the 16th June, 1976.

S.R.O. 598(I)/76. - In exercise of the power conferred by section 6 of the Pakistan Coinage Act (III of 1906), the Federal Government is pleased to determine that the denomination of 3000 rupees, 150 rupees and 100 rupees hereafter to be coined at Royal Mint, London, England, for the issue under the authority of Federal Government, shall conform to the following dimensions, design and composition, namely:- [see these details below for each coin].

The Federal Government is further pleased to authorize the International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, a body corporate constituted by statutes having status of a charitable association under section 60 et. seq. of the Swiss Civil Code and the World Wildlife Fund, a foundation established as a charitable foundation under section 80 et. seq. of the Swiss Civil Code, to act, subject to and under the provisions of the Agreement made between President of Pakistan and International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and World Wildlife Fund at Islamabad on eighteenth day of November, 1974, on behalf of Federal Government for arranging for production, handling and selling of the coins, be issued under the authority of the notification to collectors and dealers outside Pakistan through M/s Spink and Son Ltd. of King Street, St. Jame's London, England. [F.4(2)/IF(V)/76.] 

S.R.O. 599(I)/76. - In exercise of the power conferred by section 21 of the Pakistan Coinage Act (III of 1906), read with section 7 thereof, the Federal Government is pleased to make the following rule, namely:- The standard weight of 3000 rupees, 150 rupees and 100 rupees coins coined under the provision of section 6 of the said Act and the remedy allowed in making such shall be specified below:- [see weight tolerance details below for each coin].

S. Farogh Naweed, Deputy Secretary.

Certificate of Authenticity for 1976 100th Birth Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Coins: The Gazette of Pakistan, Registered No. S.1033 / L.-7646 extraordinary published by authority: Islamabad, Friday, November 12, 1976. Part II.  Statutory Notification (S.R.O) Government of Pakistan. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Development (Finance Division) Internal Finance Wing. Islamabad, the 10th November, 1976.

S.R.O. 1090(I)/76. - In exercise of the power conferred by section 6 of the Pakistan Coinage Act (III of 1906), the Federal Government is pleased to determine that the commemorative gold coins of the denomination of 500 Rupees and the silver coins of the denomination of 100 Rupees to be coined for the issue under the authority of Federal Government on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of the father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, shall conform to the following dimensions, design and composition, namely:- [see these details below for each coin].

S.R.O. 1091(I)/76. - In exercise of the power conferred by section 21 of the Pakistan Coinage Act (III of 1906), read with section 7 thereof, the Federal Government is pleased to make the following rule, namely:- The standard weight of the commemorative gold and silver coins of the denomination of 500 Rupees and 100 Rupees respectively to be coined under the provision of section 6 of the said Act for issue on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of the father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and the remedy allowed in the making of the said coins shall be as specified below:- [see weight tolerance details below for each coin]. [F.4(9)/IF(V)/74.] 

S. Farogh Naweed, Deputy Secretary.

The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), sometimes called the Indian gavial or gavial, is one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws. Gharials once thrived in all the major river systems of the Indian subcontinent, spanning the rivers of its northern part from the Indus in Pakistan across the Gangetic floodplain to the Irrawaddy in Myanmar. Today their distribution is limited to only 2% of their former range. They are extinct in Pakistan's Indus River, in the Brahmaputra of Bhutan and Bangladesh and in the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar. In India small populations are present and increasing in the rivers of the National Chambal Sanctuary, Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Son River Sanctuary and the rainforest biome of Mahanadi in Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary, Orissa, where they apparently don't breed. In Nepal small populations are present and slowly recovering in tributaries of the Ganges, such as the Narayani-Rapti river system in Chitwan National Park and the Karnali-Babai river system in Bardia National Park The gharial is not a man-eater and is sensitive towards humans. Despite its immense size, its thin and fragile jaws make it physically incapable and impossible to consume a large animal, especially a human being. Young gharials eat insects, larvae, and small frogs. Mature adults feed almost solely on fish. In the 1970s the gharial came to the brink of extinction and even now remains on the critically endangered list.

NPR (National Public Radio Inc. USA) shared a news on February 14, 2019: An American hunter paid $110,000 to shoot and kill a goat in Pakistan.
And not just any goat. It's the impressively horned markhor, the national animal of Pakistan, which can stand 4 feet tall and weigh up to 300 pounds. The hunt took place in the Gilgit-Baltistan region in the north. A photo of the hunter, identified as Bryan Kinsel Harlan, and the goat was published in a newspaper of Pakistan, and there's a video featuring the hunter and the dead goat as well. Some Pakistanis were furious about the shooting. But Shafqat Hussain, an anthropology professor at Trinity College and a National Geographic emerging explorer, has a different perspective. From 1993 to 1999 he worked for the trophy hunting program that issues permits to 12 people a year to hunt a markhor. He explained to NPR why he believes this enterprise benefits both the species and the local population — although he does admit there are potential pitfalls.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/02/14/694347077/a-u-s-hunter-paid-110-000-to-shoot-a-pakistani-goat

"وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّـهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا" (WaiAatasimoo Bihabli Allahi JameeAan Wala Tafarraqoo...) [And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you, i.e The holy book Quran), and be not divided among yourselves...] written in Arabic in the middle circle with one star at the bottom. "* ISLAMIC SUMMIT 1974 *" written at the outer circle with "PAKISTAN" written at the bottom. Date "1977" written outside all circles at the bottom. Reverse: "حکومتِ پاکستان" (Hukumat-e-Pakistan) [Government of Pakistan] written at the top. 2nd Islamic submit Minaret, located at Lahore in the center. Islamic Kalma "بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ" [Bismillah ar-Rahman, ar-Raheem] (There is no God, but Allah and Muhammad (P.B.U.H) is the Messenger of Allah) written on both sides of Minaret. Value "ایک روپیہ" [Ek Rupiaya] (One Rupee] divided by the Minaret. "ISLAMIC SUMMIT MINAR" written in banner at the bottom. Mintage: 5,074,000. Minted Years: One year type. Subject: 2nd Islamic Summit Conference 1974 held at Lahore, Pakistan. Issued Date: February 22, 1977. This date coincides with the inauguration of Islamic Summit Minar at Lahore with the 3rd anniversary of the Summit held in Lahore.

Note: This verse is taken from Qur'an Chapter# 3 [Al-e-Imran (The Family of Imran, The House of Imran)], first part of Verse# 103. The Islamic Summit Minar is an obelisk-shaped structure built near the Charing Cross, Mall Road (with Punjab Assembly Building in background) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was built to commemorate the 2nd Organization of Islamic Conference summit held in Lahore on 22-24 February 1974. Its foundation stone was laid on 22 February 1974 on the first anniversary of the conference. It is 155 feet high. One of the major event in this conference was that Pakistan, finally accepted Bangladesh as an independent country.

Note: The obverse side wreath was later on introduced on all circulated coin of Pakistan from 1979 to 1996.

Obverse: "بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ" [Bismillah ar-Rahman, ar-Raheem] (In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful) written in the center with Date "1977" below it. Islamic Kalma "لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله‎" [There is no God, but Allah and Muhammad (P.B.U.H) is the Messenger of Allah] is written four time in circular form starting from the bottom clockwise. Reverse: "حکومتِ پاکستان" (Hukumat-e-Pakistan) [Government of Pakistan] written at the top. 2nd Islamic submit Minaret, located at Lahore in the center. 100 Rupees divided by the Minaret. Small circle legends: "الله أكبر" [Allahu Akbar] (Allah is the greatest) written in circular form on both side of the Minaret. Value "100" written at the left side and "روپیہ" (Rupee) at the right side, divided by the Minaret. "ISLAMIC SUMMIT MINAR" written in banner at the bottom. Mintage: 4,000 (including 2,500 Proofs). Minted Years: One year type. Subject: 2nd Islamic Summit Conference 1974 held at Lahore, Pakistan. Issued Date: February 22, 1977. This date coincides with the inauguration of Islamic Summit Minar at Lahore with the 3rd anniversary of the Summit held in Lahore.

Certificate of Authenticity for 1977 Islamic Summit Minar Coins: The Gazette of Pakistan, Registered No. S.1033 / L.-7646 extraordinary published by authority: Islamabad, Thursday, January 20, 1977. Part II.  Statutory Notification (S.R.O) Government of Pakistan. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Development (Finance Division) Notifications Islamabad, the 19th January, 1977.

S.R.O. 68(I)/77. - In exercise of the power conferred by section 6 of the Pakistan Coinage Act (III of 1906), the Federal Government is pleased to determine that the commemorative gold coins of the denomination of 1,000 Rupees and the silver coins of the denomination of 100 Rupees to be coined for the issue under the authority of Federal Government on the occasion of the inauguration of the Islamic Summit Minar, Lahore, shall conform to the following dimensions, design and composition, namely:- [see these details below for each coin].

S.R.O. 69(I)/77. - In exercise of the power conferred by section 21 of the Pakistan Coinage Act (III of 1906), read with section 7 thereof, the Federal Government is pleased to make the following rule, namely:- The standard weight of the commemorative gold and silver coins of the denomination of 1000 Rupees and 100 Rupees respectively to be coined under the provision of section 6 of the said Act for issue on the occasion of the inauguration of the Islamic Summit Minar, Lahore, and the remedy allowed in the making of the said coins shall be as specified below:- [see weight tolerance details below for each coin]. [F.4(12)/IF(V)/76.] 

S. Farogh Naweed, Deputy Secretary.

Certificate of Authenticity for 1977, 100th Birth Anniversary Allama Muhammad Iqbal coins: The Gazette of Pakistan, Registered No. S.1033 / L.-7646 extraordinary published by authority: Islamabad, Tuesday, December 13, 1977. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Affairs (Finance Division). Internal Finance Wing Islamabad, the 10th December, 1977.

S.R.O. 1169 (I)/77. - In exercise of the power conferred by section 6 of the Pakistan Coinage Act (III of 1906), the Federal Government is pleased to determine that the commemorative gold coins of the denomination of 500 Rupees and the silver coins of the denomination of 100 Rupees to be coined for the issue under the authority of Federal Government on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal shall conform to the following dimensions, design and composition, namely:- [see these details below for each coin].

S.R.O. 1169-a (I)/77. - In exercise of the power conferred by section 21 of the Pakistan Coinage Act (III of 1906), read with section 7 thereof, the Federal Government is pleased to make the following rule, namely:- The standard weight of the commemorative gold and silver coins of the denomination of 500 Rupees and 100 Rupees respectively to be coined under the provision of section 6 of the said Act for issue on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, and the remedy allowed in the making of the said coins shall be as specified below:- [see weight tolerance details below for each coin]. [F.4(7)/IFV/77.] 

S. Farogh Naweed, Deputy Secretary.

"وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّـهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا" (WaiAatasimoo Bihabli Allahi JameeAan Wala Tafarraqoo...) [And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you, i.e The holy book Quran), and be not divided among yourselves...] written in Arabic in the middle circle with one star at the bottom. "* ISLAMIC SUMMIT 1974 *" written at the outer circle with "PAKISTAN" written at the bottom. Date "1977" written outside all circles at the bottom.

Reverse: "حکومتِ پاکستان" (Hukumat-e-Pakistan) [Government of Pakistan] written at the top. 2nd Islamic submit Minaret, located at Lahore in the center. Islamic Kalma "بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ" [Bismillah ar-Rahman, ar-Raheem] (There is no God, but Allah and Muhammad (P.B.U.H) is the Messenger of Allah) written on both sides of Minaret. Value "1000" written at the left side and "روپیہ" (Rupee) at the right side, divided by the Minaret. "ISLAMIC SUMMIT MINAR" written in banner at the bottom.

Mintage: 800 (including 400 Proofs). Minted Years: One year type. Subject: 2nd Islamic Summit Conference 1974 held at Lahore, Pakistan. Issued Date: February 22, 1977.  This date coincides with the inauguration of Islamic Summit Minar at Lahore with the 3rd anniversary of the Summit held in Lahore.

Note: This verse is taken from Qur'an Chapter# 3 [Al-e-Imran (The Family of Imran, The House of Imran)], first part of Verse# 103.

Note: Krause publication also indicates date as 1978/7.

Reverse: Numeral "50" with "پیسہ" (paisa) written below it in the center circle. Designed wreath in circular form outside the center circle. Mintage: 18,252,000. Minted Years: 1975-1981.