50 Francs

Issuer	Banque de la République de Guinée
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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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.
Reverse lettering	CINQUANTE FRANCS 50
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