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5000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of a Guinean woman in traditional dress and beaded headdress at left, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint; the national coat of arms at centre is surrounded by an ornate laurel vignette with the date "1er MARS 1960" above and two facsimile signatures below, captioned "MINISTRE DES FINANCES" and "GOUVERNEUR BANQUE CENTRALE". A traditional figurine vignette appears at lower right, with the denomination in large numerals at upper left and right and the value in full at the lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE 5000 1er MARS 1960 CINQ MILLE FRANCS GUINEENS 1998 TOUT CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI PAR LA LOI EN VIGUEUR MINISTRE DES FINANCES GOUVERNEUR BANQUE CENTRALE |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Kinkon hydroelectric dam set within a mountainous and forested landscape rendered in multicolour intaglio, occupying the majority of the note's face. A large traditional African mask vignette in dark intaglio appears at the right margin, while geometric and African-inspired border patterns frame the design at top and bottom. The denomination appears in bold numerals within ornate cartouches at lower left and right, with the value in full inscribed at the lower centre. |
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