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5000 Francs

Issuer Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée
Year 2006-2012
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Currency New franc (1985-date)
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Obverse description Left side carries a vignette of a traditionally dressed Guinean woman in profile facing right, wearing elaborate beaded jewelry and a ceremonial headdress, set against a geometric patterned underprint panel. The central field shows the Republic of Guinea coat of arms within an intricate guilloche rosette, flanked by two facsimile signatures below. A small intaglio vignette of a seated figure appears at the lower right corner.
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Reverse description The central vignette presents an aerial landscape view of the Kinkon hydroelectric dam set among lush forested hills and a mountain backdrop rendered in multicolour intaglio. To the right, a large traditional Guinean ceremonial mask with flowing decorative surround occupies the full height of the note. The upper and lower borders are composed of repetitive geometric and diamond-pattern guilloche bands.
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Variants P#41a - 2006
P#41b - 2012* * not listed in catalog
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