Catalog
5 Centimes FAO
| Issuer | Banque Centrale d'Algérie |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1964-date) |
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| Obverse description | The numeral '5' prominently displayed in the center of the field, flanked by the denomination in Arabic script below. The legend naming the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria arcs around the upper portion of the coin in Arabic script. The overall design is contained within a beaded inner circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية 5 خمسة سنتيمات (Translation: The People`s Democratic Republic of Algeria 5 Five Centimes) |
| Reverse description | A central circular cartouche bearing two dates, '1978' above and '1981' below, referencing the FAO development plan period. The cartouche is framed by a stylized cogwheel segment at left, symbolizing industry, and a rising wheat ear with a torch or flame motif at right, symbolizing agriculture and progress — emblematic of the FAO theme. |
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