But when the stall opened in 1971 it cost 15 paisa – 5 paisa for the pav, and 10 paisa for the batata vada. |
The British pound with 100 pence, had until recently 20 shillings and each shilling had 12 pence, like our pre-1957 rupee with 16 annas and each anna divided into four paisa. |
A long agitation, a strike, followed by negotiations with officials of the paper mill in the presence of the people, tripled the price to 30 paisa per bundle. |
The new entrant has announced its entry into seven circles and is offering call rates as low as 29 paisa per minute. |
The modern unit is divided into 100 paisa in India and Pakistan. |
The weights in use are founded on the paisa, but these are by no means uniform. |