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2000 Francs Guinéens Soyuz
| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#31, Schön#22 |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE -SOJUZ- (Translation: Republic of Guinea) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Guinea issued this coin in 1970 to commemorate the Soyuz program at a moment when Sékou Touré's government maintained unusually warm ties with the Soviet Union — a relationship cemented after France withdrew all aid and personnel overnight in 1958 following Guinea's vote for independence. Soviet technical and financial support filled that vacuum almost immediately, making a gold commemorative honoring Soviet space achievements a pointed diplomatic statement as much as a numismatic exercise.
The .900 fine gold specification matches the standard used across Guinea's 1970 commemorative series, several of which were struck at the Monnaie de Paris under contract.