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5000 Francs Guinéens Toutankhamon
| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Guinean coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield bearing an elephant above the motto ribbon, flanked by two stylized palm fronds and surmounted by a dove in flight. The dates '1958-1968' appear along the left periphery and 'X·ANNIVERSAIRE' along the right, commemorating the tenth anniversary of Guinean independence. The date '1970' is inscribed within the lower portion of the arms design, while the large denomination '5.000 FRANCS GUINEENS' is boldly rendered in the exergue below the shield. The overall composition is struck in deeply mirrored proof fields typical of the series. |
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Guinea's 1970 gold commemorative program was issued under Sékou Touré's government, which had broken from French West Africa in 1958 — the only territory to vote "Non" in de Gaulle's referendum — and subsequently lost all French financial and technical support overnight. The commemorative series was partly a prestige exercise, aimed at projecting national legitimacy to foreign buyers rather than circulating domestically.
The Tutankhamun subject had obvious pan-African political utility for Touré, who consistently framed Guinea within a broader African civilizational narrative. Most pieces in this series were sold directly to Western collectors and never entered Guinea at all.