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10 Cents FAO
| Issuer | Seychelles |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES · 1981 · |
| Reverse description | A boldly rendered yellowfin tuna occupies the central field, depicted in a dynamic diving pose with its characteristic elongated dorsal and anal fins clearly delineated. The numeral 10 appears to the right of the fish in large raised figures, accompanied by stylized wave motifs in the field. The legend WORLD FOOD DAY OCTOBER 16 curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination TEN CENTS is inscribed along the lower rim, together commemorating the FAO World Food Day of 16 October 1981. |
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Issued under the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, which ran from the late 1960s through the 1980s and recruited developing nations to mint thematic pieces promoting agricultural self-sufficiency. Seychelles participated at a moment when the islands were barely a decade removed from British colonial administration, having gained independence in 1976 and then enduring a coup in 1977 that brought France-Albert René to power under a single-party socialist government.
The FAO program's brass specifications often diverged from a country's domestic coinage alloys, and this piece is no exception — the standard Seychelles 10 cents of the period was struck in cupro-nickel.