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5 Cents FAO
| Issuer | Bank of Namibia |
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| Year | 1999-2000 |
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| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Republic of Namibia occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield supported by two oryx antelopes rampant, surmounted by an African fish eagle with wings displayed. A scroll beneath the supporters bears the national motto in three panels: UNITY, LIBERTY, and JUSTICE. The legend REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA curves along the lower periphery, with the date of issue appearing in the field immediately below the coat of arms. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Namibia's FAO coin series was issued in coordination with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's global campaign linking coinage to agricultural awareness — a program that produced localized issues across dozens of developing nations from the 1960s onward. Namibia's participation came less than a decade after independence from South Africa in 1990, when the newly established Bank of Namibia was still building the institutional infrastructure of a sovereign currency.
The stainless steel composition was a deliberate cost-containment choice for low-denomination circulation coinage in the post-independence period.