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200 Escudos FAO
| Issuer | Banco de Cabo Verde |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Thickness | 2.6 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE CABO VERDE 200 ESCUDOS |
| Reverse description | Central design features a stylized globe resting amid three undulating wavy lines representing water, with a pattern of circular droplets or bubbles rising above the globe in a triangular arrangement, evoking themes of nourishment and water resources. Below the globe, a stylized plant or lotus blossom is depicted in the lower field, symbolizing agricultural growth. The date 1995 appears to the right of the central motif. The commemorative legend FAO 50 ANOS ALIMENTANDO O MUNDO curves along the upper periphery of the coin, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. |
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The FAO coin program, running from the late 1960s through the 1990s, commissioned member nations to issue coins carrying agricultural development themes — Cape Verde participated sporadically, and this 1995 piece belongs to that tail end of the program when FAO-themed issues were losing institutional momentum globally. Cape Verde's particular interest in the program reflected genuine food security pressures: the archipelago suffered catastrophic droughts and famine through much of the 1970s and 1980s, and had only broken from single-party PAIGC rule in 1991.