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  • 10 Livres 1981, KM# E16, Lebanon, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Day
  • 10 Livres 1981, KM# E16, Lebanon, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Day
Description

World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on 16 October to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with hunger and food security, including the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. WFP received the Nobel Prize in Peace for 2020 for their efforts to combat hunger, contribute to peace in conflict areas, and for playing a leading role in stopping the use of hunger in the form of a weapon for war and conflict.

Obverse

Depicts a Lebanon cedar, date and inscription "Bank of Lebanon" below. The inscription "Essai" (a coin prototype) below the tree.

The Lebanon cedar is the national emblem of Lebanon. It grows in Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, northwest Jordan, western Syria, and south-central Turkey.

ESSAI
مصرف لبنان
1981-١٩٨١
BANQUE DU LIBAN

Reverse

Depicts a farmer plough with oxen, a radiant sun in the background, the FAO logo on the top with the date 16 Oct and in Syrian month (16 Tishreen) surrounded by the inscription "World Food Day" in Arabic and French, denomination below.

JOURNÉE MONDIALE DE L'ALIMENTATION يوم الأغذية العالمي
16 OCT ١٦ ت
١٠ ليرات
10 LIVRES

Edge

10 Livres

Essai
KM# E16 Schön# 35
Characteristics
Type Trial strike
Material Cupronickel
Weight 24.3 g
Diameter 38.57 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Paris Mint (A)

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