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  • 50 Qirsh 1976, KM# 69, Sudan, Founding of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development
  • 50 Qirsh 1976, KM# 69, Sudan, Founding of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development
Description

Established in 1976, the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) is a financial institution operating across 12 Arab countries. With a capital contribution to 56 companies and projects, AAAID, in line with agreements with its 21 member states, provides benefits and concessions. As of the end of 2022, AAAID's total assets were approximately USD 1.3 billion.

Specializing in agricultural investment and processing, AAAID ensures that its companies adhere to professional investment criteria for optimal shareholder profits. The organization focuses on four main sectors: agricultural processing, livestock production, plant production, and agricultural services. AAAID actively supports sustainable agricultural development plans in Arab countries, aiming to reduce the food gap and enhance community livelihoods. Through its affiliate companies, AAAID promotes agricultural technology transfer, funding programs, and various developmental activities to assist small-scale farmers and contribute to community development.

Obverse

Depicts the national emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1970–1985) dividing dates in Gregorian (left) and Islamic year (right) in Arabic numerals. Country name stylized in Kufic calligraphy above.

The emblem shows a secretarybird bearing a shield from the time of Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi who briefly ruled Sudan in the 19th century. Two scrolls are placed on the arms; the upper one displays the national motto, ("Victory is ours"), and the lower one displays the title of the state.

The secretarybird was chosen as a distinctively Sudanese and indigenous variant of the "Eagle of Saladin" and "Hawk of Quraish" seen in the emblems of some Arab states, and associated with Arab nationalism.

جمهورية السودان الديمقراطية
النصر لنا
١٣٩٦ ١٩٧٦
جمهورية السودان الدمقراطية

Reverse

The emblem of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development in the middle (a stylized tree within a shield) surrounded by the inscription "Establishment of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development" with the date 31st October 1976, denomination above.

٥٠ قرشاً
٣١ اكتوبر ١٩٧٦
تاسيس الهيئة العربية للاستثمار والانماء الزراعي
الصندوق العربي للانماء الاقتصادي و الاجتماعي

Edge

50 Qirsh (Piastres)

Democratic Republic

Founding of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development

KM# 69 Schön# 43
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Cupronickel
Weight 15.5 g
Diameter 32 mm
Thickness 2.6 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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