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Five paisa coins used to be in circulation in India not very long ago. Then they went out of circulation and soon after 10 paisa coins too ran out of change. These days 50 paisa coins do change hands but not as frequently as they did once.
The reason why lower denomination coins disappear is because they stop having any value at all. Forget five paisa, it will be a struggle to buy anything with even a 50 paisa coin.
Let's take a look at some coins that are worth less than any other in the world.
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Image: Karl Johans Gate, the main shopping street in Oslo.Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Norway
Smallest coin: 1 Krone
Value in US cents: 18.2
Value in UK pennies: 12
Global rank in most value: 1
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Image: A view of Stockholm.Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Sweden
Smallest coin: 1 Krona
Value in US cents: 15.8
Value in UK pennies: 10.4
Global rank in most value: 2
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Image: Boats are seen anchored at the 17th century Nyhavn district, home to many shops and restaurants in Copenhagen.Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters
Denmark
Smallest coin: 50 Ore
Value in US cents: 9.1
Value in UK pennies: 6
Global rank in most value: 3
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Image: Women run down Baldwin street in Dunedin. Baldwin street is considered as one of the world's steepest streets.Photographs: Marcos Brindicci/Reuters
New Zealand
Smallest coin: 10 Cent
Value in US cents: 8.4
Value in UK pennies: 5.5
Global rank in most value: 4
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Image: A snow covered Khast Imam Square in Tashkent.Photographs: Valeriy Kharitonov/Reuters
Uzbekistan
Smallest coin: 1 Tiyin
How many = 1 US cent: 1,999
How many = 1 UK penny: 3,038
Global rank in least value: 1
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Image: People ride on a roller coaster ride in Yangon Zoo playground in Burma.Photographs: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Burma
Smallest coin: 1 Pya
How many = 1 US cent: 855
How many = 1 UK penny: 1,300
Global rank in least value: 2
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Image: Houses at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania's Hie district.Photographs: Katrina Manson/Reuters
Tanzania
Smallest coin: 5 Cent
How many = 1 US cent: 325
How many = 1 UK penny: 494
Global rank in least value: 3
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Image: A view of North Korean capital Pyongyang.Photographs: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
North Korea
Smallest coin: 1 Chon
How many = 1 US cent: 132
How many = 1 UK penny: 201
Global rank in least value: 4
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Image: A boy splashes coloured water on a girl in Colombo.Photographs: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
Sri Lanka
Smallest coin: 1 Cent
How many = 1 US cent: 126
How many = 1 UK penny: 192
Global rank in least value: 5
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Image: A performer blows a stream of fire during a show in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.Photographs: Jason Reed/Reuters
Jamaica
Smallest coin: 1 Cent
How many = 1 US cent: 92
How many = 1 UK penny: 140
Global rank in least value: 6
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Image: A worker weighs onions in a wholesale market at Kawranbazar in Dhaka.Photographs: Andrew Biraj/Reuters
Bangladesh
Smallest coin: 1 Paisa
How many = 1 US cent: 79
How many = 1 UK penny: 120
Global rank in least value: 7
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Image: A monument marking the 1970 victory over the Portuguese invasion in Conakry, Guinea.Photographs: Source: Soman/Wikipedia Commons
Guinea
Smallest coin: 1 Centime
How many = 1 US cent: 70
How many = 1 UK penny: 106
Global rank in least value: 8
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Image: Madagascar's old colonial church (at the top of the hill) in the capital Antanana.Photographs: Tim Cocks/Reuters
Madagascar
Smallest coin: 2 Iraimbilanja
How many = 1 US cent: 55
How many = 1 UK penny: 84
Global rank in least value: 9
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Image: A waitress teaches a tourist how to dance the 'Tinikling', a native bamboo dance, in a Manila restaurant.Photographs: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters
The Philippines
Smallest coin: 1 Centavo
How many = 1 US cent: 41
How many = 1 UK penny: 62
Global rank in least value: 10
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Image: A view from the Cafesjian Museum of Art at the Cascade in Yerevan.Photographs: Source: Shaun Dunphy/Wikipedia Commons
Armenia
Smallest coin: 10 Luma
How many = 1 US cent: 41
How many = 1 UK penny: 62
Global rank in least value: 11
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