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250 Pesetas Guineanas Dürer's Praying Hands
| Issuer | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Value | 250 Pesetas |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea occupies the central field, featuring a shield bearing a silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) above crossed elephant tusks, surmounted by an arc of six five-pointed stars. The legend REP. DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL curves along the left and right periphery respectively, while the denomination 250 PESETAS GUINEANAS appears in the lower field. The fineness mark LEY 900 is inscribed to the left and the date 1970 to the right of the tusks, with a small hallmark cartouche visible at the lower left rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | REP.DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL LEY 900 1970 250 PESETAS GUINEANAS (Translation: Republic of Equatorial Guinea .900 Purity 250 Guinean Pesetas) |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed high-relief rendering of Albrecht Dürer's celebrated 1508 study 'Praying Hands' occupies the central field, depicting two clasped hands with fingers extended upward in devotion, rendered with naturalistic precision and strong chiaroscuro modeling. The legend MANOS REZANTES arcs across the upper field in two segments flanking the design, and the attribution DÜRER appears in the lower exergual area. Two small five-pointed stars punctuate the field at the lower left and right periphery. |
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