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.
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.