Catalog
5 Cents FAO
| Issuer | Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the large numeral '5' above the word 'CENTS' in bold raised lettering, flanked to the left by two gracefully curved stalks of paddy rendered in fine detail, their grain-laden heads arching toward the upper portion of the field. The legend '1971 SINGAPORE' is inscribed along the upper periphery in incuse capital letters following the curve of the raised rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Singapore's 1971 FAO coinage was struck as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's global coin program, which encouraged member nations to issue pieces carrying agricultural themes as a means of raising awareness of food production and rural development. The aluminum composition — unusual for circulating Singaporean coinage of the period — was a deliberate choice under FAO program guidelines, keeping production costs low enough for participating nations to distribute the coins widely rather than hoard them as novelties.