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250 Francs Guinéens Soyuz
| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Guinean coat of arms featuring a shield charged with an elephant passant, flanked by scrolled banners inscribed TRAVAIL, SOLIDARITE, and JUSTICE below. A dove in flight with an olive branch surmounts the shield. Flanking the arms are stylized stalks of grain. The legend 1958 - 1968 and X·ANNIVERSAIRE arc across the upper field, with the date 1970 and denomination 250 FRANCS GUINEENS appearing in the lower field. The coin is struck to proof standard with a beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the Soviet Soyuz space program, this coin was part of a broader wave of Guinean commemoratives produced in the early 1970s under Sékou Touré's government — a period when Guinea maintained unusually close ties with the USSR following its sharp break from France in 1958. That independence vote, the only "no" in the French Community referendum, prompted France to withdraw all aid and personnel within months, leaving Guinea to build new alliances quickly. Soviet technical and financial support followed almost immediately.
The coin was struck by a European contract mint, not in Guinea, which had no domestic minting infrastructure.