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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 108915, member: 39&quot;]Hola y bienvenido! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I don&#039;t think that there is a &quot;general&quot; reply - most of those FAO coins are issued for collectors and never show(ed) up in circulation. But others, such as some Indian FAO pieces, actually circulated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many FAO coins are issued for fundraising purposes, and especially pieces made from precious metals will hardly ever be used in the country of &quot;origin&quot;. I don&#039;t collect them myself, but if you like the designs, why not?</p><p><br /></p><p>As for which mint(s) have made such pieces, well, I don&#039;t think that they all come from the same place. But of course there are many countries that do not have a &quot;national&quot; mint and thus have their coinage made elsewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some - particularly African and Pacific - countries also have coins with animal or other nature themes issued as parts of some (non-FAO) theme collection. In such cases it is often major coin dealers that have some kind of contract with the participating governments, have the coins made somewhere and then sell them. Hardly any of those coins will ever &quot;see&quot; the country that officially issued them ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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