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10 Francs Guinéens
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission de la Guinée |
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| Year | 1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of President Sékou Touré occupies the central field, rendered in moderate relief in the style of engraver Paul Vincze. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE arcs along the periphery, with REPUBLIQUE running upward along the left rim and DE GUINEE descending along the right rim. The date 1959 appears in the lower exergue, centred beneath the portrait. The overall design is clean and modernist, characteristic of mid-twentieth-century West African coinage produced at the Paris Mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1959 REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE (Translation: Republic of Guinea) |
| Reverse description | The large numeral 10 dominates the upper central field in bold relief, with the denomination legend FRANCS GUINEENS inscribed in two lines beneath it. A decorative laurel or floral branch wreath frames the lower portion of the denomination, its sprigs meeting at the base of the design. The commemorative date legend LE 2 OCTOBRE 1958 arcs along the upper periphery, referencing Guinea's independence proclamation. The national motto TRAVAIL-JUSTICE-SOLIDARITE curves along the lower rim, separated by raised dots, completing the circular border legend. |
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