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25 Francs Guinéens
| Issuer | Banque de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#3, Schön#3 |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of President Sékou Touré occupying the central field, with the date split to either side of the portrait, '19' to the left and '59' to the right. The circular legend 'REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE' runs along the lower periphery. The portrait is rendered in a bold, high-relief sculptural style characteristic of engraver Paul Vincze. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guinea's 1959 coinage was among the first acts of an independent state that had done something no other French African territory dared that year — voted "Non" in de Gaulle's September 1958 referendum on the French Community. France responded by withdrawing all personnel and aid within two months, dismantling equipment, and taking administrative records. The Banque de la République de Guinée was established almost immediately, and this issue followed as one of the first physical expressions of that break.
The franc guinéen replaced the CFA franc at par on 1 March 1960, though these coins were struck in anticipation of that transition.