Catalogus
| Uitgever | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1960 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
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| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Referentie(s) | P#14 |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | BANQUE CENTRALE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE CINQ CENTS FRANCS le 1er MARS 1960 DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL MINISTRE GOUVERNEUR 500 TOUT CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI PAR LA LOI EN VIGUEUR |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | CINQ CENTS FRANCS 500 |
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| Opmerkingen |
Guinea's 1960 independence from France left its monetary system in immediate disarray. The country had withdrawn from the CFA franc zone in 1960 under Sékou Touré, an abrupt break that required a functioning currency almost overnight. Thomas De La Rue was the printer of choice for newly independent African states throughout this period, handling several such emergency commissions simultaneously.
The P#14 is scarce in any grade — early Guinean notes circulated heavily in an economy with few banking alternatives, and the humid West African climate was not kind to paper stock of this vintage.