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50 Francs Guinéens
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 50 Francs Guinéens |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national coat of arms of Guinea, depicting a shield charged with a dove perched atop and holding an olive branch in its beak, symbolising peace. The shield bears a scrolled banner at its base inscribed with the national motto TRAVAIL · JUSTICE · SOLIDARITÉ. The circular legend RÉPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE · 1994 arcs around the upper periphery, while CINQUANTE FRANCS GUINÉENS runs around the lower periphery, separated by small five-pointed stars at each side. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE 1994 CINQUANTE FRANCS GUINÉENS (Translation: Republic of Guinea 50 Guinean Francs) |
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Guinea's 1994 coinage series was issued during a period of sustained economic contraction following decades of catastrophic mismanagement under Sékou Touré's socialist government, which had effectively destroyed the country's monetary credibility by the time of his death in 1984. The franc guinéen itself had to be reintroduced in 1985 after the worthless syli was abandoned — meaning this coin belongs to a currency that was barely a decade old when struck.