The International Year of Millets was formally designated by the UN General Assembly in 2021 at India's proposal — a significant diplomatic push by the Modi government to spotlight crops that feed roughly 90 countries and occupy a central place in Indian agricultural history. India accounts for roughly 20% of global millet production, and the campaign was as much domestic policy signaling as it was international advocacy.
Struck in .500 silver rather than the finer alloys used for prestige Indian commemoratives, this issue sits in the more accessible tier of the modern Indian commemorative program.
The International Year of Millets was formally designated by the UN General Assembly in 2021 at India's proposal — a significant diplomatic push by the Modi government to spotlight crops that feed roughly 90 countries and occupy a central place in Indian agricultural history. India accounts for roughly 20% of global millet production, and the campaign was as much domestic policy signaling as it was international advocacy.
Struck in .500 silver rather than the finer alloys used for prestige Indian commemoratives, this issue sits in the more accessible tier of the modern Indian commemorative program.