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1/2 Penny - Elizabeth II F.A.O. Food For All
| Issuer | Isle of Man Government |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylised depiction of the Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus) superimposed over a topographical map of the Isle of Man, occupying the central field. The surrounding legend identifies the issuer, the FAO programme, and the denomination, with the inscription arranged around the periphery of the coin. |
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The FAO coin program, launched in 1968 at the behest of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, recruited dozens of issuing authorities to mint themed coinage — with the Isle of Man among the more unusual participants, given that the island's own food security was never the point. These pieces circulated alongside standard issues and were intended as much for international awareness campaigns as for domestic use.
The half penny denomination was discontinued in the UK in 1984, but the Isle of Man had already been striking its own independent coinage since the Currency Act of 1971 gave the island full authority over its own decimal series.