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20 Lira FAO
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Stylized figure of a farmer in motion, rendered in a modernist linear design, carrying a sheaf of grain and holding an olive sprig aloft. The FAO 'World Food Day' emblem appears in the right field. The legend '16 EKiM' (16 October) curves along the upper left, with 'DÜNYA BESiN GÜNÜ' (World Food Day) inscribed along the lower rim in Latin characters. |
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| Reverse description | Large denomination numeral '20' at centre, with the inscription 'LiRA' below and the date '1981' in the lower field. The central devices are flanked by a wreath composed of wheat ears to the left and an olive branch to the right, tied at the base. The Turkish crescent and star symbol appears above the numeral at the top of the field. |
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Struck as part of the FAO's coordinated global coin program, which persuaded dozens of member nations throughout the 1970s and 1980s to mint thematic issues promoting food security and agricultural development. Turkey's participation reflected the country's ongoing efforts to modernize its rural sector following the political turbulence of the late 1970s — a period that ended with the September 1980 military coup, meaning this coin was designed under one government and produced under another.
Aluminium alloy issues of this type circulated hard and shed detail quickly. The Etial 30 specification was a Turkish standardization for low-denomination coinage of the period.