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  • 2 Nuevos Pesos 1981, KM# 77, Uruguay, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Day
  • 2 Nuevos Pesos 1981, KM# 77, Uruguay, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Day
Description

The nuevo peso (N$) replaced the peso on 1 July 1975 at 1 new to 1,000 old.

World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with food security, including the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

This coin was minted to adhere to Numismatic Program of FAO; it's part of the World Food Day set.

Obverse

Five ears of wheat, date and short name of the country on the bottom.

1981 URUGUAY

Reverse

Value on center, around inscription for the event, and date of World Food Day.

DIA MUNDIAL DE LA ALIMENTACION
2 N$
16 DE OCTUBRE DE 1981

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Cupronickel
Weight 7.1 g
Diameter 25.04 mm
Thickness 1.95 mm
Shape polygon
Sides 12
Alignment Coin
Mint
Casa da Moeda do Brasil (CMB)

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