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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 3601086, member: 5629&quot;]The FAO is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N.&nbsp; In a nutshell, their purpose is to defeat hunger worldwide.&nbsp; It was created in the first session of the U.N. in 1945.</p><p><br /></p><p>In order to promote awareness of the organization and its work, it initiated the <i>Money and Medals Programme</i> in 1966.&nbsp; Originally a <i>Coin Plan</i>, it was expanded in 1971 to include medals feature those who have significantly contributed to promoting the Organization&#039;s ideals.</p><p><br /></p><p>The F.A.O. coins were simply a promotion, rather than a fund raiser.&nbsp; Member countries simply had the &quot;authorization&quot; to include F.A.O. branding to their nation&#039;s coinage to promote awareness.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin Talk has a previous write-up and <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fao-coins.46864/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fao-coins.46864/">thread</a> regarding these coins from 2009.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can visit the <a href="http://www.fao.org" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fao.org" rel="nofollow">F.A.O.</a> home page for more information about their cause.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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