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50 Kuruş FAO
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts Mustafa Kemal Atatürk seated at the helm of a tractor, shown in left profile within a rectangular frame, evoking the FAO theme of agricultural modernization. The legend TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ arcs along the upper periphery, while the motto SABAN KILIÇTAN ÜSTÜNDÜR (The plow is mightier than the sword) curves along the lower left and bottom. The name ATATÜRK appears in the exergue beneath the central device. The overall composition emphasizes the ideals of rural progress and peaceful development. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's global coin program, which ran through the 1970s and enlisted dozens of governments to mint coins carrying agricultural themes as a low-cost public awareness campaign. Turkey participated repeatedly in the program throughout the decade. Acmonital — the same stainless steel alloy developed in Italy and widely adopted for FAO issues — was chosen partly for its resistance to corrosion in humid storage conditions common in rural economies where these coins were theoretically meant to circulate.