2 Thebe World Food Day, FAO

The FAO coinage program of the 1970s and 1980s pressured developing nations to mint small-denomination pieces carrying agricultural messaging, often funded or incentivized by the UN body itself. Botswana participated across several years, with this piece tied specifically to World Food Day — established by the FAO in 1979 and first observed on October 16, 1981, the date marking the organization's 1945 founding.

The multi-year date range reflects reuse of dies across annual production cycles rather than a continuous special issue.