Medal - FAO King Fahd of Saudi Arabia; gold

Medal - FAO (King Fahd of Saudi Arabia; gold) - obverseMedal - FAO (King Fahd of Saudi Arabia; gold) - reverse

© Amer Salmeh

Features

Location Saudi Arabia
King Fahd bin Abdulaziz (1982-2005)
Type Commemorative medals › Institution medal
Year 2005
Composition Gold (.9999)
Weight 3.11 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
155362

Commemorative issue

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia

Obverse

Bust of King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud facing right

Lettering:
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES
KING FAHD BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD
RENKA

Engraver: David Renka

Reverse

King name and title in Arabic in outer circle, Quranic verse in Arabic and English in central circle

Lettering:
خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود
THEN LET MAN
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
LOOK TO HIS FOOD
FAO-ROME

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Issued by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

This medal was produced by FAO to honor The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia, as an acknowledgement of his commitment towards agricultural development and his contribution to the elimination of hunger and poverty in developing countries.
King Fahd has successfully worked for more than three decades to foster the modernization and development of the agricultural sector in his country and has promoted and supported numerous endeavors for assisting other developing countries in improving the living conditions of rural people and fostering their own agricultural development.


© David Renka

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (2005)  Proof

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