1968 - 1970 FAO Coin Album #1 Red (52 Coins) Proof and Unc
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1968 - 1970 FAO Coin Album #1 Red (52 Coins) Proof and Unc
This is a truly scarce album of coins released in the early 1970's to raise funds to beat world hunger.
Information published online indicates this album was sold by subscription and was issued one to two pages at a time.
The mintage figures for each page eased over time - the mintage of the 6th page is the lowest in the album.
The table below lists each of the coins included, along with the numbers of each page that were released:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 |
10,000 issued | 10,000 issued | 9,800 issued | 9,400 issued | 8,600 issued | 5,731 with Mint Coins |
1968 Burundi 10 Francs KM 17 | 1968 Order of Malta 3 Scudi KM M38 | 1969 Bahrain 250 Fils KM 7 | 1970 India 10 Rupee KM 614 | 1971 Jamaica 1 Cent KM 52 | 1970 Antigua* 4 Dollars KM 1 |
1968 Nepal 10 Rupees KM 794 | 1968 Order of Malta 2 Tari KM M23 | 1969 Dominican Rep. 1 Centavo KM 32 | 1970 India 20 Paise KM 612 | 1970 Barbados 4 Dollars KM 9 | 1970 Dominica* 4 Dollars KM 11 |
1968 Lebanon 1 Pound KM 29 | 1968 Vietnam 20 Dong KM 11 | 1969 Zambia 50 Ngwee KM 14 | 1970 Iraq 250 fils KM 130 | 1971 Indonesia 10 Rupiah KM 33 | 1970 Grenada* 4 Dollars KM 15 |
1968 Uganda 5 Shilling KM 7 | 1968 Vatican 1 Lire KM 100 | 1970 Guyana 1 Dollar KM 36 | 1970 Madagascar 10 Francs KM 11 | 1970 Egypt 10 Piastres KM 418 | 1970 Montserrat* 4 Dollars KM 30 |
1968 Sudan 25 Ghirsh KM 38 | 1968 Vatican 2 Lire KM 101 | 1969 Jordan 1/4 Dinar KM 28 | 1970 Cyprus 500 Mils KM 43 | 1970 Yugoslavia 2 Dinars KM 55 | 1970 St. Christopher* 4 Dollars KM 1 |
1968 Bolivia 1 Peso KM 191 | 1968 Vatican 5 Lire KM 102 | 1970 China 1 Yuan KM 547 | 1970 Madagascar 20 Francs KM 12 | 1970 Yugoslavia 5 Dinars KM 56 | 1970 St. Lucia* 4 Dollars KM 11 |
1968 Ceylon 2 Rupees KM 134 | 1968 Vatican 10 Lire KM 103 | 1969 Trinidad & Tobago 1 Dollar KM 6 | 1970 Rwanda 2 Francs KM 10 | 1970 Algeria 5 Centimes KM 101 | 1970 St. Vincent* 4 Dollars KM 13 |
1968 Syria 1 Pound KM 99 | 1968 Vatican 20 Lire KM 104 | 1969 Iran 10 Ryal KM 150 | 1970 Tunisia 1 Dinar KM 302 | 1970 Somalia 5 Shillings KM 15 | |
1968 Syria 1 Pound KM 99 | 1968 Vatican 50 Lire KM 105 | 1971 Turkey 2½ Lira KM 896 | 1970 Turkey 10 Kurus KM 898.1 | ||
1968 Vatican 100 Lire KM 106 | |||||
1968 Vatican 500 Lire KM 107 |
The coins remain in the original album and are accompanied by the original information sheets they were issued with.
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