After the partition announcement in June of 1947 and the achievement of Independence In August 1947 by both Pakistan and India, both countries thought to create new and distinctive coinages.
The initial Pakistani pattern coinage, comprising TWO different designs of Rupee coins, was the first to be completed. These patterns, prepared at Lahore by the Mint Master (former Calcutta Mint Master) Mr. Bernard Sinclair-Jones, were prepared in the days immediately after partition.
Neither of the designs was adopted and when Sinclair-Jones left Pakistan during the turmoil of the 1947-1948 riots, the sets were lost and their present whereabouts are unknown. Zinc-Nickel alloy was used for the coins.
A third design was also completed in late 1947 using Copper-Nickel alloy. It was completely different from the above two designs and the later circulating coin of 1 Rupee was based on this design. Whether this design was prepared by Bernard Sinclair-Jones or not is not known.
Pattern 1
Obverse: Crescent and star, value in Urdu above and English below. Date in Urdu to the left and English to the right.
Reverse: Tughra within the circle, "Government of Pakistan" written
in the outer circle. It had a milled edge.
Pattern 2
Obverse: It had dates with the "Government of Pakistan" legend written in the outer circle and Tughra within the inner circle.
Reverse: Crescent and star, value in Urdu above and in English below with smaller stars on both left and right sides. It had a milled edge.
Pattern 3
Obverse: Crescent and star, value in Urdu above and English below and a wreath/sprigs below the English value with two small stars at the edges of the wreath on both sides.
Reverse: It had a Tughra in the middle with the "Government of Pakistan" legend written above it and a wreath/sprigs below with two small stars at the edges of the wreath/sprigs on both sides. Date in English to the right of Tughra. It had a milled edge.
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