Egypt's Food and Agriculture Organization commemorative series ran through the 1970s and into the 1980s, tying coin issues to FAO campaigns promoting agricultural self-sufficiency across the developing world. This 1981 piece was struck during Sadat's final year — he was assassinated in October of that year — amid an Egypt still navigating the economic strains of the Camp David Accords and shifting foreign aid dependencies following the break with Soviet support.
Egypt's Food and Agriculture Organization commemorative series ran through the 1970s and into the 1980s, tying coin issues to FAO campaigns promoting agricultural self-sufficiency across the developing world. This 1981 piece was struck during Sadat's final year — he was assassinated in October of that year — amid an Egypt still navigating the economic strains of the Camp David Accords and shifting foreign aid dependencies following the break with Soviet support.