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50 Pesetas Guineanas Dürer's Praying Hands
| Issuer | Banco Central de Guinea Ecuatorial |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Value | 50 Pesetas |
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| Obverse lettering | REP. DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL LEY 9999 1970 50 PESETAS GUINEANAS |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Equatorial Guinea gained independence from Spain in October 1968, and within two years the new government was issuing collector-oriented silver pieces clearly aimed at foreign numismatic markets rather than domestic circulation. This coin is one of several 1970 issues that lifted imagery from European fine art — a pattern common among newly independent African states seeking hard currency through coin programs designed with Western buyers in mind.
Albrecht Dürer's drawing dates to around 1508, a preparatory study for the Heller Altarpiece commissioned by Frankfurt merchant Jakob Heller. The altarpiece itself was destroyed by fire in 1615.