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5000 Francs Guinéens Summer Olympics
| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 1969-1970 |
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| Currency | Old franc (1959-1971) |
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| Obverse description | The central field features the five interlocking Olympic rings, each enclosing an emblematic motif representing a past host city: Helsinki 1952 (stadium tower), Melbourne 1956 (rearing horse), Roma 1960 (she-wolf with the inscription S.P.Q.R.), Tokio 1964 (wrestlers in relief), and Mexico 1968 (Aztec calendar medallion). Above the rings, a panoramic skyline of Munich with its characteristic church towers alludes to the forthcoming 1972 Games, while an Olympic torch with a flaming bowl is depicted at the base. The surrounding legend reads REP. DE GUINEE along the upper arc and OLYMPIA MUNICH-1972 along the lower arc, with the host city names inscribed within their respective rings. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Guinea issued this piece as part of a broader commemorative gold program launched under Sékou Touré's government in the late 1960s, a period when several newly independent African nations used Olympic-themed coinage primarily as hard-currency revenue vehicles rather than genuine numismatic tributes. The coins were sold internationally, not circulated domestically — Guinea's population had little access to gold coinage of any kind under Touré's socialist economic policies.
The .900 fineness places it within the standard used for most mid-century commemorative gold issues produced for the collector export market, typically struck by European contract mints.