Portugal 25 escudos – FAO

The coin's story

This cupronickel 25 escudos coin is part of the three coins issued in 1983 by Portugal under the coin programme of the FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Each denomination illustrates a resource: maize for agriculture on the 2.50 escudos, the cow for dairy production on the 5 escudos, and the Atlantic cod for fisheries on this 25 escudos coin. The series accompanied World Food Day, whose date of 16 October 1983 appears on the 5 escudos coin. This day commemorates the founding of the FAO on 16 October 1945, decided by the FAO in 1979, it was first celebrated in 1981. The reverse is the work of Euclides Vaz. The coin was struck in Lisbon in 995,000 pieces for circulation and 20,000 in brilliant uncirculated quality for the annual sets.