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10 Guaraníes FAO
| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Diameter | 19.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of General José Eduvigis Díaz (identified on the coin as GRAL. GARAY) occupies the central field, rendered in low relief with fine detail on the hair and collar. The circular legend REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY runs along the upper periphery from left to right, while the name GRAL. GARAY appears in small capitals beneath the portrait and the date 1996 is inscribed prominently in the lower field. The design is contained within a plain inner border set close to the reeded rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY GRAL.GARAY 1996 (Translation: Republic of Paraguay General Garay 1996) |
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This piece belongs to the FAO coinage program, a United Nations initiative that ran from the late 1960s through the 1990s, commissioning member nations to issue coins promoting food security and agricultural development. Paraguay's participation reflected the country's heavy dependence on agricultural exports — particularly soybeans and cotton — which dominated the economy through the Stroessner decades and into the transitional democratic period that followed his 1989 ouster. The brass-plated steel composition replaced an earlier brass version, a cost-driven change recorded in the KM#178a designation.