Catalog
100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Size | 124 × 64 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a smiling Guinean woman in traditional attire with a decorative headdress, positioned at left-center. The national coat of arms appears at upper left, with a rice plant motif at right. Multicolored guilloche underprint frames the composition. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a banana harvesting scene, with an inset carving of a stylized African woman carrying a load upon her head. Decorative guilloche borders frame the composition. |
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Guinea's 100 franc note has occupied an awkward position in the national currency system for decades — the denomination's purchasing power had eroded so severely by the 2010s that it functioned less as a meaningful unit of exchange and more as a rounding artifact. The 2015 paper issue came after the Banque Centrale had already introduced polymer notes for higher denominations, a deliberate two-tier materials policy reflecting cost calculations against expected circulation lifespan at this value.
Pick 47A distinguishes this from the closely related 47 by signature variety — a detail that trips up collectors who treat the series as a single type.