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1000 Francs Guinéens Lion
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs Guinéens |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of the Republic of Guinea at centre, depicting a shield charged with an olive branch and surmounted by a dove in flight. The motto scrolls TRAVAIL, JUSTICE, and SOLIDARITÉ are inscribed on the lower portion of the shield. The legend RÉPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 2023 flanked by stars at either side of the shield, and the denomination 1000 FRANCS GUINÉENS inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE 2023 TRAVAIL JUSTICE SOLIDARITE 1000 FRANCS GUINEENS (Translation: Republic of Guinea Work Justice Solidarity 1000 Guinean francs) |
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Guinea's 2023 bullion fractional program targets the sub-gram gold market increasingly dominated by refiners rather than sovereign mints — this 1/10th-troy-ounce equivalent sits at the smaller end of what most national mints will strike at .9999 fineness. The Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée has periodically issued collector and bullion coinage since the 1990s, though distribution infrastructure outside West Africa remains limited, pushing most pieces into specialist European dealers almost immediately upon release.