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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 17559, member: 57463&quot;]It is probably aluminum or an aluminum alloy.</p><p><br /></p><p>FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization, a UN effort.&nbsp; In the 1970s, there were several series of coins honoring FAO.&nbsp; Most were made by small countries and sold to collectors.&nbsp; The profits were supposed to go to FAO.&nbsp; The coinage exploded beyond the interest of collectors and pretty much disappeared.</p><p><br /></p><p>1949-1973 would be the 25th anniversary of the organization.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ceres was the goddess of agriculture, as has been noted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Michael</p><p>&quot;Could HAVE looked it up, too, but did not.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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