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500 Francs Guinéens
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 2018-2024 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a bauxite or diamond mine structure with conveyor towers set against a green landscape; a woman in traditional dress with a large woven basket stands to the right. Map of Guinea at upper left; guilloche borders frame the composition in green and multicolour. |
| Reverse lettering | CINQ CENTS FRANCS GUINÉENS BANQUE CENTRALE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE 500 |
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Guinea's monetary history has been marked by repeated redenomination and currency collapse — the Franc Guinéen itself replaced the Syli in 1985 after that experiment in socialist monetary policy produced chronic shortages and a black-market rate that mocked the official one. The 500 Franc denomination sits at the lower end of everyday transactional use in a country where purchasing power has been steadily eroded by inflation.
Pick 52 belongs to the most recent series issued by the BCRG, with production spanning 2018 through at least 2024. Cotton substrate and a security thread are the primary anti-counterfeiting measures — modest by current West African standards, where several BCEAO member states print on polymer.