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50 Poisha (FAO)
Country: Bangladesh
Denomination: 50 Poisha
0.5 BDT = 0.0059 USD
Year: 2001
Material: Steel
Weight: 2.6 g
Shape: Octagonal (8-sided)
Diameter: 19.3 mm
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Catalog list: bangladesh
Description:
Obverse
The National Emblem of Bangladesh: a water lily bordered on two sides by rice sheaves. Above are a three-leaf clover of tea leaves and four stars representing the four principles of the first constitution of Bangladesh in 1972: nationalism, secularism, socialism, and democracy.
Reverse
The central part features a Hishla fish (Tenualosa ilisha), a pineapple, a chicken, and a banana. It is also where the year of issue is found. The outer part features the state name, and denomination.
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