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1 Paisa FAO
| Issuer | Pakistan |
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| Year | 1974-1979 |
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| In circulation to | 30 September 2014 |
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| Obverse lettering | حکومت پاکستان 1974 (Translation: Government of Pakistan 1974) |
| Reverse description | The large numeral '1' dominates the central field, flanked symmetrically on either side by two stylised cotton plant sprigs bearing open bolls and foliage, referencing Pakistan's principal cash crop in the spirit of the FAO food production campaign. The Urdu legend 'Increase Production' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '1 Paisa' in Urdu script is inscribed in the lower field beneath the numeral. The overall design is bold and functional, emphasising the agricultural theme of the FAO series. |
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Issued under the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's coin program, which recruited governments worldwide to mint low-denomination pieces carrying agricultural messaging as a form of development awareness. Pakistan participated across several years, with this aluminium paisa among the lightest coins in active circulation anywhere in the Commonwealth at the time — a practical consequence of aluminium's adoption as copper and bronze costs outpaced the face value of small change.