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1000 Francs Guinéens Leo XIII
| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Central shield depicting the coat of arms of the Republic of Guinea, featuring a stylized elephant head and a dove above a crossed sword and rifle, flanked by olive branches. The circular legend reads '* REPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE *' along the upper periphery, with the denomination '1000 FRANCS GUINÉENS' along the lower periphery. The design is rendered in high relief against a plain field. |
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| Obverse lettering | * REPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE * 1000 FRANCS GUINÉENS (Translation: Republic of Guinea) |
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Guinea's micro-gold issues of this type were produced for the collector and gift market rather than any monetary function — the republic has not circulated gold coinage in any practical sense. Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at age 93, held the papacy for 25 years and is best remembered for the 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, which laid the groundwork for modern Catholic social teaching on labor and capital.