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20 Centimes FAO, Reverse trial
| Issuer | Banque Centrale d'Algérie |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1964-date) |
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| Obverse description | A bold, stylized ram's head in left profile occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with prominent curling horn. The design is surrounded by a continuous decorative border of interlocking Greek-key or S-scroll motifs forming the rim. The date 1975 appears in the lower field beneath the ram's head, struck in clear upright numerals. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1975 |
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This piece belongs to a small group of FAO-program trial strikings produced in the mid-1970s, when the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization was coordinating with central banks worldwide to issue coins promoting agricultural development. Algeria's participation reflected the Boumediene government's broader push for agrarian reform under the National Charter, but trial strikings in gold — rather than the base metals used for circulation — were internal proofing pieces, not intended for public release. The reverse trial designation indicates the obverse die pairing was still under consideration at time of striking.