Catalog
1 Franc Guinéen
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Currency | New franc (1985-date) |
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| Reverse description | A large, detailed palm frond sweeps diagonally across the field from the upper left to the lower right, its numerous leaflets rendered with fine relief detail against a plain, incuse circular background element. To the lower left of the palm frond, the numeral 1 appears as the denomination figure. Below, the two-line legend FRANC / GUINÉEN is inscribed in bold Latin characters along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Guinea's 1985 franc coinage arrived during a significant political transition — Sékou Touré, who had ruled since independence in 1958, died in March 1984, and a military coup led by Lansana Conté followed within a week. The new regime inherited an economy wrecked by decades of command-style mismanagement and moved quickly to dismantle Touré's monetary policies, including the reintroduction of the franc in place of the syli.
Brass-plated steel was a deliberate cost-cutting choice for the lower denominations, reflecting how little purchasing power a single franc actually carried at issue.