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5 Fils - Zayed / Khalifa FAO, small type, non-magnetic
| Issuer | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates |
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| Year | 1996-2014 |
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| Weight | 2.2 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a stylized fish in profile at center, rendered in low relief against a plain field, referencing the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) theme of marine food resources. A circular Arabic legend surrounds the central device, reading 'نظافة البحار تعني المزيد من الغذاء للبشر' (Cleaner seas mean more food for humans), arranged along the inner periphery. The dual date '١٤٢٢-٢٠٠١' (AH 1422 / AD 2001) appears along the lower rim. The raised border frames the design throughout. The composition commemorates the FAO's campaign for sustainable marine food supplies. |
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The FAO designation links this coin to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's long-running campaign to embed agricultural messaging into everyday coinage — a program that persuaded dozens of issuing authorities from the 1960s onward to dedicate small-denomination pieces to food security themes. The UAE's participation was modest by regional standards, but the series ran long enough to span two rulers, with Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's name giving way to Khalifa bin Zayed's following the succession in November 2004.
The KM#2.2 designation distinguishes this non-magnetic bronze from the otherwise similar magnetic variant, a compositional shift that creates genuine attribution challenges when sorting bulk lots.