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1 Lira FAO
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '1' appears prominently in the upper centre of the field, with the legend 'LIRA' immediately below and the date '1978' in the lower field. The central device is framed by a wreath composed of a wheat ear to the left and an olive branch to the right, tied at the base. A crescent moon and five-pointed star, the national emblems of Turkey, are positioned at the top of the wreath above the denomination. |
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Issued as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, which ran through the 1970s and enlisted dozens of countries to mint coins promoting agricultural development and food security. Turkey's participation reflected the FAO's particular focus on rural economies in the developing world during that decade. The program was largely symbolic — these coins entered general circulation rather than funding specific projects — but they represent a coordinated effort across member states that produced an unusually diverse body of coinage within a single calendar decade.