World Coins - Somalia 5 Shillings 2002 Commemorative FAO BU UNC

Description

World Coins - Somalia 5 Shillings 2002 Commemorative FAO BU UNC
Mass
1.3 g (1999-2002)
Diameter
21 mm (1999-2002)
Thickness
2 mm (1999-2002)
A very nice vintage coin with an interesting history:
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an agency of the
United Nations
devoted to fighting
world hunger
, was established at a conference in
Quebec City
,
Canada
, in
1945
. One of the goals of the
intergovernmental organization
is to reach global
food security
, a condition in which all people have access to a sufficient amount of food for nourishment. In celebration of the FAO, in 1999 an unknown authority contracted the Kremnica Mint in Slovakia to strike a series of commemorative coins in denominations of 5 and
10
shillings. Both were later minted again in 2000 and 2002. Although the coins are attributed to Somalia, they were never officially authorized by the nation's central bank, which was not even operating at the time (from currencies.fandom.com)
I don't accept returns but local buyers are welcome to come and look before bidding.