COOK ISLANDS 5 CENTS 2000
STATUE OF TANGAROA
DIAMETER: 23mm
WEIGHT(g): 4.5
METAL: NICKEL CLAD STEEL
OBVERSE: QUEEN ELIZABETH II
REVERSE: STATUE, F.A.O. ISSUE
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F.A.O. SERIES: THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS LEADS INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO DEFEAT HUNGER. SERVING BOTH DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, FAO ACTS AS A NEUTRAL FORUM WHERE ALL NATIONS MEET AS EQUALS TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS AND DEBATE POLICY. FAO IS ALSO A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION. WE HELP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION MODERNIZE AND IMPROVE AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES PRACTICES AND ENSURE GOOD NUTRITION FOR ALL. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1945, WE HAVE FOCUSED SPECIAL ATTENTION ON DEVELOPING RURAL AREAS, HOME TO 70 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S POOR AND HUNGRY PEOPLE. FAO'S ACTIVITIES COMPRISE FOUR MAIN AREAS: 1. PUTTING INFORMATION WITHIN REACH 2. SHARING POLICY EXPERTISE 3 .PROVIDING A MEETING PLACE FOR NATIONS 4 .BRINGING KNOWLEDGE TO THE FIELD
F.A.O. COIN Commemorating Food Security in the 21st Century.
Obverse: 2000 ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS - Profile of a mature Queen Elizabeth, crowned, facing right.
Reverse: XXI. CENTURY FAO FOOD SECURITY 5 CENT - Picture of Tangaroa, the Polynesian God of Fertility & Creation. FYI: His "organ" is hanging between his legs, so you might not want to show this coin to your children.
Catalog: KM#369
