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5000 Francs Guinéens Toutankhamon
| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Value | 5000 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a large facing effigy of the golden funerary mask of Tutankhamun, rendered in high relief with fine detail depicting the nemes headdress, false beard, and traditional pharaonic ornamentation. The legend 'REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE' arcs along the upper periphery, while the name 'TOUTANKHAMON' appears in the lower field beneath the mask. An ankh symbol is visible to the lower right of the mask, referencing the Egyptian motif. The overall design conveys a bold, commemorative artistic style typical of West African gold issues of the early 1970s. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE TOUTANKHAMON (Translation: Republic of Guinea) |
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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.