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50 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 1958 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of a young Guinean man wearing a traditional embroidered cap at left, set against a fine guilloche underprint in orange-brown tones. To the right, the denomination "CINQUANTE FRANCS" is printed in large letterpress text above the date "LE 2 OCTOBRE 1958" and two facsimile signatures with their respective titles. Denomination numeral "50" appears in corner cartouches and at the bottom centre within a guilloche panel, with the bank name "BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE" inscribed along the upper border. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE CINQUANTE FRANCS LE 2 OCTOBRE 1958 MINISTRE DE L'ÉCONOMIE GÉNÉRALE MINISTRE DES FINANCES TOUT CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI PAR LA LOI EN VIGUEUR |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of a traditional African ceremonial helmet mask rendered in fine intaglio engraving, set within an elaborate radiating guilloche pattern against an orange-brown background. Denomination numeral "50" appears in corner cartouches and in a panel at the lower centre below the mask vignette. The inscription "CINQUANTE FRANCS" is displayed in a banner along the bottom edge. |
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