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5000 Francs Guinéens Summer Olympics
| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 1969-1970 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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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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| Reverse description | The central device depicts the Coat of Arms of Guinea: a shield bearing a walking elephant in profile, surmounted by a dove of peace carrying an olive branch, and flanked by two stalks of grain. Three scrolled ribbons bear the national motto TRAVAIL, JUSTICE, and SOLIDARITE. The date 1969 appears in the exergue beneath the shield, with a fineness mark .900 visible to the lower right. The denomination 5.000 FRANCS GUINEENS is boldly inscribed in two lines across the lower field. The anniversary legend 1958-1968 arcs along the left and X·ANNIVERSAIRE along the right, commemorating the tenth anniversary of Guinean independence. A beaded border encircles the design. |
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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.