1973 India FAO-Grow More Food 2 Coin Unc Set with COA Mint Packaging
Mint Mark (UNC):'Diamond'below the date below the 1973
Sets Sold:48,670
Above is the 2 Coin 1973 Grow More Food UNC Set .
The Set Contains 2 Coins:20 Rupees(Silver) ,10 Rupee (Silver).
This Unc Set was minted by Bombay Mint .
This Unc Set has a social theme or civic responsibility.
After celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Independence in 1972, India started issuing Development Oriented coins from 1973 onwards, every year on 16th August on various development themes – aiming at the all round development of the country and her people.
The focus of various Government policies, reflected on quite a few coins of that period issued during the first few decades of Independence, was on attaining self-sufficiency in Food production and providing housing/shelter to all citizens of India , especially to the economically weaker sections.This coin was one of the first few in proclaiming this message.
Above image shows a tablet , in the nature of an Emperor Asoka edict (an edict is a public decree or proclamation by an Authority), and the focus is on "Adhik Anaaj Ugao" in Hindi and "Grow more Food" in English.The Hindi language has taken precedence over English, because it is the Official Language of India. The "Edict tablet" is flanked on both sides by two ears of wheat as a symbolic representation of this message. Wheat is the staple food crop in India.
The obverse of this coin shows the Lion Capital, beneath which the numeral "20"or "10" is given, denoting the coin value , with the words "Bharat" and "rupee" mentioned in Hindi, on one flank, and "India" and "rupee" in English on the other flank of the Lion Capital. Notice that the words "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth always prevails) which are now an integral part of the emblem/Coat of arms of the Indian Government, have not made their debut on Indian coinage yet and were only added to the emblem and Indian coinage in 1983.
Below is the COA (Compostion) and Cover of this Unc Set |
