2 Paisa FAO

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.