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100 Francs FAO, non magnetic
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des Comores |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a traditional Comorian outrigger sailing vessel (boutre) at sea, with a large fish rendered below it in the lower field, evoking the FAO theme of increased food production. An Arabic legend reading 'بنك يمور' (Bank of Comoros in abbreviated form) curves along the upper portion of the field. The Latin FAO motto 'AUGMENTONS LA PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE' encircles the lower periphery. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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The Comoros 100 Francs FAO issue ties directly to the Food and Agriculture Organization's long-running coin program, which enlisted member nations from the 1960s onward to produce circulating coinage bearing agricultural themes as a form of development messaging. The non-magnetic copper-nickel variant designated KM#18a distinguishes itself from an earlier nickel-clad steel version — a compositional shift that the catalog separates with the 'a' suffix. The Comoros franc itself has been pegged to the French franc, and later the euro, through monetary arrangements tied to the islands' post-independence relationship with France.