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500 Francs Guinéens Summer Olympics
| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 1969-1970 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central design features the five interlocking Olympic rings, each enclosing a symbolic vignette representing a past host city: Helsinki 1952 (stadium and obelisk), Melbourne 1956 (rearing horse), Roma 1960 (she-wolf with S.P.Q.R. inscription and Olympic rings), Tokio 1964 (wrestlers or athletes in action), and Mexico 1968 (Aztec calendar motif). Above the rings, a panoramic skyline of Munich with prominent church spires and civic buildings evokes the 1972 host city, while an Olympic torch with flame appears at the base. The legend REP. DE GUINEE arcs along the upper periphery, and OLYMPIA MUNICH-1972 curves along the lower field, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device displays the coat of arms of Guinea, comprising a shield bearing a walking elephant in the dexter field against a vertically lined background, flanked by two scrolling ribbons inscribed TRAVAIL and SOLIDARITE, with a third scroll below bearing JUSTICE. Two stalks of millet or sorghum flank the shield on either side. A dove in flight carrying an olive branch surmounts the shield. The date 1969 appears beneath the shield in the field. The commemorative legend 1958-1968 X. ANNIVERSAIRE arcs along the upper left and right periphery respectively, and the denomination 500 FRANCS GUINEENS is inscribed in two lines along the lower portion of the coin, all within a beaded border. |
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