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5 Centimes FAO
| Issuer | Banque Centrale d'Algérie |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large numeral '5' in bold relief. Surrounding the numeral, an Arabic legend reading 'الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية' (The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria) runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination in Arabic words 'خمسة سنتيمات' (Five Centimes) is inscribed along the lower periphery. The design is simple and functional, with the inscriptions arranged within a plain circular border. |
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| Obverse lettering | الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية 5 خمسة سنتيمات (Translation: The People`s Democratic Republic of Algeria Five Centimes) |
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Issued as part of the global FAO coinage initiative, this piece was commissioned to promote Algeria's agricultural development goals following independence-era land reform. The FAO program, which enlisted dozens of nations throughout the 1970s to mint thematically linked coins, often resulted in pieces that saw minimal circulation — struck more as policy statements than functional currency at the 5-centime denomination.