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2 Paisa FAO
| Issuer | Pakistan |
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| Year | 1974-1976 |
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| Value | 2 Paisa (0.02 PKR) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse lettering | پیداوار بڑھاؤ 2 پیسے |
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Issued as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, which recruited developing nations throughout the 1970s to mint low-denomination pieces carrying agricultural themes in lieu of standard issues. Pakistan's participation reflected the government's push under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to align domestic policy with international development frameworks — the same period saw major land reform legislation and nationalization of agro-industries.
Aluminium was the only practical choice at this weight; the metal's cost kept face value above melt value, a genuine concern for fractional coinage in this era of commodity volatility.