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25 Francs Guinéens
| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Ahmed Sékou Touré, first President of Guinea, engraved in high relief with fine portraiture detail attributed to Paul Vincze. The effigy occupies the central field, with the subject's short curly hair and suit collar rendered with naturalistic precision. The surrounding legend reads REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE at the top and SEKOU TOURE at the bottom, separated by raised dot stops, with the date 1962 positioned to the right of the portrait. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central denomination numeral 25 in large bold characters above the inscription FRANCS GUINEENS, all enclosed within a decorative wreath of stylized plant branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow and bearing two rounded seed-heads at the top. The peripheral legend is divided into two arcs: LE PREMIER MARS 1960 (The First of March 1960) at the top and TRAVAIL - JUSTICE - SOLIDARITE (Work - Justice - Solidarity) at the bottom, separated by raised dot stops. |
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