- Description
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ID Number: | DB03-0344 |
Description: | 100 Lire |
Country or State: | Italy |
Year: | 1979 |
Commemorative Issue: | F.A.O. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) |
Currency: | Lira (1861-2001) |
Obverse: | Young female head facing left with a long braid and wheat sprigs on hair (a representation of the Goddess Ceres). Country name above around the rim. Below the head a small flower and the name of the engraver. |
Obverse Legend: | REPUBBLICA ITALIANA, GIANDOMENICO |
Reverse: | In the field, cow nursing calf decentralized to the left, to the right the indication of the value on two lines, plus the date. The mintmark is at left of cow, near the rim. In the background depiction of meridians and parallels to symbolize the world. |
Reverse Legend: | NUTRIRE IL MONDO, 100 LIRE, R, 1979, FAO |
Edge: | Reeded |
Orientation: | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Designer: | Sergio Giandomenico |
Mint Mark: | R (Rome) |
Composition: | Acmonital (Ac) |
Diameter: | 27.8 mm |
Thickness: | 2.0 mm |
Weight: | 8.000 grams |
Mintage: | 78,340,000 |
Catalog Number: | KM# 106, Gigante: 351 |
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to "let there be bread". It was founded in October 1945. The FAO is composed of 197 member states. It is headquartered in Rome, Italy and maintains regional and field offices around the world, operating in over 130 countries. It helps governments and development agencies coordinate their activities to improve and develop agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and water resources. It also conducts research, provides technical assistance to projects, operates educational and training programs, and collects data on agricultural output, production, and development. The FAO is governed by a biennial conference representing each member country and the European Union, which elects a 49-member executive council. The Director-General, currently Qu Dongyu of China, serves as the chief administrative officer. There are various committees governing matters such as finance, programs, agriculture, and fisheries. |