20 lipa CROATIA (1995) 50 Years of the FAO

20 lipa 1995 - 50 Years of the FAO - Croatian coins

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
18.5 mm	2.9 g	1.6 mm	Fe₉₅Ni₅ (steel Ni-plated)

obverse:

in the centre in two lines face value: 20 / LIPA; in the background leaves of linden; below Croatian Coat of Arms; along the top edge: REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA (Republic of Croatia); along the bottom edge an early-Croatian braided ornament

reverse:

in the centre an olive branch; above it: FAO; on the right in two lines dates: 1945. / 1995. ; along the bottom edge: FIAT PANIS (Let there be bread in Latin)

edge:

plain

issue date:

15 VII 1995

withdrawal date:

still circulating

designer:

Kuzma Kovačić (initials KK with concave letters on an olive leaf at the right edge of the reverse)

mint:

Hrvatski Novčarski Zavod (Croatian Monetary Institute), Zagreb

mintage:

1995

1 00 000

interesting facts:

"Fiat Panis" (Let there be bread in Latin) is the official motto of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. This coin commemorates 50th anniversary of founding the FAO.

last update: 21 X 2012

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