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10000 Bipkwele Juan Carlos I Royal Visit; Piedfort; Gold
| Issuer | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Value | 10 000 Bipkwele (10 000 GQE) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea occupies the central field, depicting a shield charged with a silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) above a silver escutcheon, flanked by six stars arranged in an arc above the shield and a scroll below bearing the national motto UNIDAD PAZ JUSTICIA. The date '80' appears to the lower left of the arms and the gold fineness '0.917' to the lower right. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL runs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, and the denomination 10.000 BIPKWELE is inscribed along the lower arc in large raised letters. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL 80 0.917 UNIDAD PAZ JUSTICIA 10.000 BIPKWELE |
| Reverse description | A plain, unadorned draped bust of King Juan Carlos I of Spain faces left, rendered in high relief with broad, simplified features characteristic of commemorative portrait coinage of the period. The effigy occupies the majority of the field within a beaded inner border. The circular legend S. M. DON JUAN CARLOS I VISITA GUINEA runs along the upper periphery, while the date · DICIEMBRE 1979 · is inscribed in the lower exergual area, commemorating the king's state visit to Equatorial Guinea in December 1979. |
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