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  • 2 Paisa 1974-1976, KM# 34, Pakistan, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Increase Productivity
  • 2 Paisa 1974-1976, KM# 34, Pakistan, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Increase Productivity
Obverse

Depicts a crescent and star behind the Minar-e-Pakistan, with "Government of Pakistan" written above in Urdu, and the date below.

Minar-e-Pakistan is a national monument situated in Lahore, Pakistan. Constructed between 1960 and 1968, the tower stands on the site where the All-India Muslim League adopted the Lahore Resolution on 23 March 1940. This resolution marked the first official demand for a separate and independent homeland for Muslims in British India, as proposed by the two-nation theory. The Lahore Resolution ultimately contributed to the creation of an independent Pakistan in 1947.

The star and crescent is an iconographic symbol used in various historical contexts but most well known today as a symbol of the former Ottoman Empire and, by popular extension, the Islamic world. It appears on the national flag and state emblem of Pakistan.

حكومت پاکستان
1975

Reverse

Depicts a large numeral value within the paddy stalk, inscription in Urdu above meaning "Increase Productivity".

پــیـداواربڑهاٴو
2
پیسہ

Edge

2 Paisa

KM# 34 Y# 27 Schön# 36
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Aluminium
Weight 1 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness 1.45 mm
Shape wavy (scallop, sun-shaped)
Notches 8
Alignment Medal
Alt # KM# MS5
Mint
Pakistan Mint

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