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1000 Francs Guinéens The Princess and the Pea
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a stylized seated female figure, the princess from the fairy tale 'The Princess and the Pea', shown perched atop a stack of mattresses with a pea visible beneath. The figure is rendered in fine detail with flowing hair and robes in a decorative illustrative style. Stars are scattered across the field surrounding the figure, evoking a fairy-tale atmosphere. The circular legend 'DIE PRINZESSIN AUF DER ERBSE' runs along the upper periphery, while the weight, fineness, and date '1/2 G .999 FINE GOLD 2017' appear in the lower field. |
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Guinea's central bank has issued a long-running series of miniature gold pieces keyed to fairy tale subjects, with this Hans Christian Andersen story among the recurring themes. At half a gram and 11mm, these are among the smallest legal-tender gold coins produced for the collector market — a format pioneered largely by the Berne-based minting agent B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt, which supplies the bulk of Guinea's contracted novelty issues. The issuing authority exists on paper; the commercial decisions happen in Europe.