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20 Paisa - Birendra Bir Bikram FAO
| Issuer | Government of Nepal |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the traditional Nepalese square geometric design (the royal cipher), with a trident (trishula) symbol prominently displayed within a central circle. The square panel is subdivided into compartments containing the royal legend in Devanagari script, reading the full honorific title of King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. The Bikram Sambat regnal year 2035 appears at the base of the central design. A beaded border runs along the coin's outer rim, framing the entire composition. |
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| Reverse script | Devanagari |
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Issued as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, which ran from the late 1960s through the 1980s and recruited dozens of nations to mint circulating commemoratives promoting agricultural development. Nepal participated sporadically in the program under Birendra's reign, with individual issues tied to specific FAO campaigns rather than a sustained series. This particular piece aligned with FAO initiatives focused on food production in South and Southeast Asia during the late 1970s, a period when Nepal was receiving significant foreign development aid aimed at modernizing subsistence farming in the hill districts.