5 Poisha FAO

€1.00
IssuerBangladesh
Year1977-1994
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value5 Poisha
CurrencyTaka (1972-date)
CompositionAluminium (97.2% Aluminium, 2.8% Magnesium)
Weight1.4 g
Dimensions
Thickness1.62 mm
Shape and TechniqueSquare with rounded corners
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#10, Schön#10
Obverse descriptionThe National Emblem of Bangladesh (a water lily bordered on two sides by rice sheaves and a three-leaf clover of tea leaves above and four stars representing the four principles of the first constitution of Bangladesh in 1972: nationalism, secularism, socialism, and democracy)
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionA gear, a swing plow and a tractor pulling a plow with the country name above and the denomination above the date to the right and the face value below
Reverse scriptBengali
Reverse letteringবাংলাদেশ ৫ ১৯৯৪ পাঁচ পয়সা
(Translation: Bangladesh 5 1994 Five Poisha)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1977  - ১৯৭৭; Royal Canadian Mint - 90 000 000
1978  - ১৯৭৮; Royal Canadian Mint - 52 432 000
1979  - ১৯৭৯; Royal Canadian Mint - 120 096 000
1980  - ১৯৮০ - 127 008 000
1981  - ১৯৮১ (Never Minted) - 72 992 000
1994  - ১৯৯৪ -
Catalog ID3518590190
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