EAST CARIBBEAN STATES 10 DOLLARS 1981 UNC 1 YEAR TYPE,WORLD FOOD DAY,ELIZABETH II,GRAIN SPRIGS WITHIN CIRCLE DIVIDES DATE AND FAO LOGO F.A.O.Commemorative issue,World Food Day,Obverse,Denomination within wreath of palmtree fronds.Script:Latin,Lettering:EAST CARIBBEAN STATES 10 DOLLARS1981,Reverse,Logo FAO (Food & Agriculture Organisation) within circle.Script:Latin,Lettering:WORLD FAO 16 OCT FOOD DAY,Edge,Reeded,Mint;Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date) SEALED IN CELLOPHANE THESE COINS ARE IN CIRCULATION IN FOLLOWING ISLANDS The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), created in 1981, is an inter-governmental organization dedicated to economic harmonization and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance between countries and dependencies in the Eastern Caribbean. It also performs the role of spreading responsibility and liability in the event of natural disaster, such as a hurricane.The main organ of the OECS, the Secretariat, is based in the capital city of Castries, Saint Lucia. |