Catalog
1 Dollar FAO
| Issuer | Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Year | 1995-1999 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago occupies the central field, featuring a shield charged with three ships and a chevron, supported on the dexter by a scarlet ibis and on the sinister by a cocrico bird, both standing on a grassy mound. Above the shield rises a helm surmounted by a coconut palm, and below it a ribbon scroll bears the national motto in two parts. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO arcs along the upper periphery in bold Latin capitals, while the date 1995 appears in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Mintage | 1995 - - 500,000 1999 - - 1999 - Proof - 3,000 |
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The FAO dollar series was part of a global initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization to use circulating coinage as a vehicle for agricultural awareness messaging across member nations. Trinidad and Tobago's participation reflected the islands' ongoing tension between petroleum-dependent revenue and food security — by the mid-1990s, the collapse of oil prices a decade earlier had forced a serious reconsideration of domestic agricultural capacity.