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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

1988 – RAINFED FARMING ( 8th WORLD FOOD DAY ) ISSUE

In commemoration of the 8th World Food Day in 1988, India issued this 1 rupee commemorative coin on 16th October,1988 with the theme “ RAINFED FARMING ”.

Specifications
Year of issue – 1988
Obv -- The obverse of this coin shows a farmers wife with some sun flower stalks in her hands, a raining cloud and a pair of bullocks drawing a plough.  The legend “RAINFED FARMING”, “FAO” in English, “Barsha Sinchit Kheti” in Hindi and “1988” the year of issue.
Minted at – Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad

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