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50 Sylis
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Size | 156 × 85 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Alpha Yaya Diallo, King of Labé, is positioned at left in intaglio against a pale yellow underprint with guilloche rosette at centre. The denomination "CINQUANTE SYLIS" appears in bold letterpress to the right of the portrait, accompanied by a floral branch vignette at the right margin. Two facsimile signatures are printed below the central text, corresponding to the Ministre des Finances and the Gouverneur de la Banque Centrale, with the anti-counterfeiting warning legend beneath. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an elevated perspective of a large hydroelectric dam and its reservoir set amid forested hills, executed in green intaglio with fine line engraving. Denomination numerals "50" appear in ornate cartouches at the lower left and lower right, flanking the central scene. A decorative geometric border frames the entire composition, with stylised floral and diamond patterns along the top and side margins. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 50 CINQUANTE SYLIS |
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