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| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | New franc (1985-date) |
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| Obverse description | Bimetallic issue with a copper-nickel centre set within a brass ring. The centre field depicts the outline map of Guinea to the left, overlaid by a forward-facing effigy of President Lansana Conté, with a stylised representation of traditional dwellings in the lower portion. Four dates marking significant political milestones — 1984, 1993, 1998, and 2003 — are inscribed in the field around the portrait. The circular legend in the brass ring reads REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE flanked by stars and PRESIDENT LANSANA CONTE. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The copper-nickel centre features an outline map of the African continent overlaid by a detailed high-relief effigy of an elephant's head facing right, its tusks and ears prominently rendered. Below the central device, the denomination 6.000 CFA and the designation 4 AFRICA are inscribed in the field. The surrounding brass ring carries the legend EMISSION HONORANT UN PRESIDENT AFRICAIN AU SERVICE DE SON PAYS, with a single star at the base. |
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