1 Denar FAO

Issued as part of Macedonia's FAO World Food Summit coinage in 1995, this piece belongs to a broader international program that prompted dozens of countries to release commemorative circulation strikes tied to global food security initiatives. Macedonia, having declared independence from Yugoslavia only in 1991 and still navigating international recognition disputes — Greece blocked its admission to the UN under the name "Macedonia" until a compromise designation was reached — used participation in supranational programs like this one as a quiet form of diplomatic normalization. KM#5a distinguishes this from the base 1 Denar type by alloy alone.