Produced as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, which enlisted mints worldwide through the late 1960s and 1970s to issue commemoratives promoting agricultural development. Uruguay's participation yielded this pattern — struck in gold at .900 fineness rather than the base-metal circulation issues — almost certainly for presentation or diplomatic purposes rather than any intended release. Pattern status at this weight and diameter implies a very small production run, likely a handful of pieces.
Produced as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, which enlisted mints worldwide through the late 1960s and 1970s to issue commemoratives promoting agricultural development. Uruguay's participation yielded this pattern — struck in gold at .900 fineness rather than the base-metal circulation issues — almost certainly for presentation or diplomatic purposes rather than any intended release. Pattern status at this weight and diameter implies a very small production run, likely a handful of pieces.