Guinea
Guinea new 500-franc note (B341.5) confirmed
05 11, 2019 09:51 Category: Africa
Like B338, but physically smaller and redesigned elements.
Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (collect-unc-currency on eBay).
West African States adopt eco as common currency to be introduced in 2020
02 07, 2019 10:13 Category: Africa
According to a CNN article dated 1 July 2019, the Economic Community of West African States (consisting of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo) has adopted the name “eco” for a planned single currency to be used in the region. Originally intended to be launched in 2000, the common currency has been postponed multiple times, and the newest target date is 2020.
Guinea new 2,000- and 10,000-franc notes (B342, B343) confirmed
11 04, 2019 10:09 Category: Africa
Guinea new 20,000-franc note (B344a) confirmed introduced 21.01.2019
12 03, 2019 07:54 Category: Africa
According to a communiqué dated 5 February 2019, the Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée introduced a new 20,000-franc note on 21 January 2019. The new note retains the overall design of the preceding issues (B338a), but is physically smaller, has varnish coating for improved durability, two pigeons printed with a color-changing optical effect, and a gold-to-green security thread. The new note will circulate in parallel with the preceding issues.
Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (
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Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (
Guinea reportedly to introduce smaller 10,000-franc note and more secure 20,000-franc note
16 11, 2018 09:32 Category: Africa
According to an AfricaTribune article dated 6 November 2018, the Banque Centrale de la Republique de Guinée intends to introduce a reduced-size 10,000-franc note as well as a 20,000-franc note with improved security features.
Guinea new sig/date (2017) 500-franc note (B339b) confirmed
14 08, 2018 10:31 Category: Africa
Like B339a, but new date (2017) and new signatures. Prefix AV.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Guinea new sig/date (2017) 1,000-franc note (B340b) confirmed
05 06, 2018 15:58 Category: Africa
Like B340a, but new date (2017) and new signatures. Prefix CK.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana and
Guinea new 100-franc note (B341) confirmed
05 10, 2016 13:53 Category: Africa
B341: Like B324, but new date, new signature, and new vignette at lower right front.
Courtesy of Manuel Fernando Iglesias.
Guinea new 1,000-franc note (B340) confirmed
27 11, 2015 09:10 Category: Africa
B340 (PNL): 1,000 francs (US$0.15)
Tan. Front: Woman with plaits; two pigeons taking flight; coat of arms; bank logo as registration device. Back: Map of Guinea; two dump trucks and steam shovel at open pit bauxite mine; stalk of bananas. Windowed security thread with demetalized GNF 1000. Watermark: Woman with plaits and electrotype RG 1000. Printer: Unknown. 139 x 68 mm.
a. 2015. Signature 5. Prefix AF.
Courtesy of Hamid Kazemi (banknoteswholesale
Guinea new smaller 500-franc note (B339) confirmed
01 09, 2015 10:09 Category: Africa
B339 (PNL): 500 francs (US$0.10)
Green. Front: Woman with headscarf; coat of arms. Back: Minehead; diamond; ceremonial headdress. Solid security thread. Watermark: Woman with headscarf, RG, and Cornerstones. Printer: (TDLR). 128 x 63 mm.
a. 2015. Signature 5. Prefix NU.
Like B328, but physically smaller.
Courtesy of Alex Liberia.
Guinea new 5,000-franc note (B337a) confirmed
17 08, 2015 07:52 Category: Africa
B337 (PNL): 5,000 francs (US$0.70)
Purple, green, red, and blue. Front: Woman with cimier hairstyle; two pigeons taking flight coat of arms; bank logo as registration device. Back: Kinkon dam; mask. 3-mm red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized GNF 5000. Watermark: Woman with cimier hairstyle, RG, and Cornerstones. Printer: (TDLR). 140 x 65 mm.
a. 2015. Signature 5. Prefix AA. Intro: July 2015.
Courtesy of Oleksiy Danylenko (Alex Liberia).
Guinea new 5,000-franc note to be introduced July 2015
13 07, 2015 10:36 Category: Africa
According to an article on Guinee24 dated 11 July 2015, the Banque Centrale de la Republique de Guinée plans to introduce a new 5,000-franc banknote by the end of July 2015. The new note is based upon the existing design (B334), but is reduced in size and has enhanced security features.
Courtesy of Cleo Phas.
Guinea new 20,000-franc note (B338) confirmed
16 07, 2015 08:58 Category: Africa
B338 (PNL): 20,000 francs (US$2.80)
Blue, green, orange, and purple. Front: Guinean woman wearing head scarf; two pigeons taking flight; coat of arms. Back: Map of Guinea; hydroelectric dam in Kaleta; electricity transmission towers. 3-mm red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized GNF 20000. Watermark: Guinean woman and electrotype 20000. Printer: (TDLR). 148 x 70 mm.
a. 2015. Signature 5. Intro: 11.05.2015.
Courtesy of Ruslan Vaschenko, Claudio Marana, Cedrian Lopez-Bosch, and Fernando Iglesias.
Guinea new 5,000-franc font variety confirmed
02 01, 2015 13:05 Category: Africa
5,000 francs, 1 MARS 2010. Like BCRG B34a, but 3-mm tall prefix letters in vertical serial number;
different font in horizontal serial number; w/o Cornerstone watermarks. Printer: Unknown. Prefix KO.
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Guinea new font variety 1,000-franc note confirmed
11 12, 2013 07:20 Category: Africa
1,000 francs, 1 MARS 2010. Like BCRG B33a, but 3-mm (not 4-mm) tall prefix letters in vertical serial number at right and different font in horizontal serial number at left (B33a, top; B33b, bottom). Also, Cornerstone watermarks removed, possibily indicating someone other than DLR printed the new variety.
Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.
Guinea new date (2012) 5,000-franc note confirmed
29 04, 2013 16:06 Category: Africa
5,000 francs, 2012. Like BCRG B30a (P41), but new date.
Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).
Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).
Guinea new 10,000-franc note confirmed
24 08, 2012 10:14 Category: Africa
According to a press release, on 9 July 2012 the Banque Centrale de la Republique de Guinée issued a new 10,000-franc (US$1.40) note dated 2012, similar to the preceding issues (BCRG B32), but red instead of green, and with a holographic patch to the right of the portrait on front.
Courtesy of Abdullah Beydoun.
Guinea new date (2012) 500-franc note confirmed
26 05, 2012 10:42 Category: Africa
500 francs (US$0.01), 2012. Like BCRG B28 (P39), but new date.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Guinea new date (2012) 100-franc note confirmed
24 04, 2012 08:28 Category: Africa
100 francs (US$0.01), 2012. Like BCRG B24 (P35), but new date and new prefix/serial number font.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Thomas Augustsson.
Guinea chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
20 05, 2011 19:29 Category: The Banknote Book | Africa
The Guinea chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.
This 16-page catalog covers notes issued by the Gouvernement Général de l’A.O.F. - Colonie de la Guinée Française (Government General of French West Africa - Colony of French Guinea) from 1917 to 1920, the Banque de la République de Guinée (Bank of the Republic of Guinea) in 1958, and the Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée (Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea) from 1960 to present. Revised 22 June 2016.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Guinea new 1,000-, 5,000-, and 10,000-franc commemoratives confirmed
09 03, 2011 13:54 Category: Africa | Commemorative
At a press conference on 20 November 2010, Alhasanne Barry, governor of the Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée, unveiled new 1,000-, 5,000-, and 10,000-franc (US$0.15, 0.70, and 1.45, respectively) banknotes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Guinean currency. In addition to the 50th anniversary logo on the watermark area, the new notes have enhanced security features, additional intaglio printing, and a varnish for additional durability.
Courtesy of Abdullah Beydoun and banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Guinea new signature variety 500-franc note confirmed
07 07, 2009 15:22 Category: Africa
I’m researching an interesting 1998 note variety for Guinea. As you can see, both 500-franc notes (Pick 36) shown below are dated 1998. However, the note with the AO prefix has a signature variety that’s different from the signature combination on the note with the FB prefix. The odd thing about this discovery is that the second combo is found on all other denominations in the 1998 series, as well as the 1985 series before it, and the 2006-present series.
Courtesy of Rui Manuel Palhares.
Courtesy of Rui Manuel Palhares.
Guinea revised 10,000-franc note confirmed
28 03, 2009 11:16 Category: Africa
10,000 francs (US$2)
Green, blue, and brown. Front: Young girl; coat of arms; three shells and pineapple. Back: Field with trees; “Lady of Maali” rock formation on Mount Loura. 3-mm red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized 10000 GNF. Watermark: Young girl, electrotype RG, and Cornerstones. Printer: TDLR (w/o imprint). 153 x 78 mm. 2008. Signature 4.
This note is very similar to 2007 type, but with subtle changes to the design on both sides.
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Guinea issues new date (2006) 1,000- and 5,000-franc notes
04 03, 2007 17:45 Category: Africa
P37b: 1,000 francs (US$0.20), 2006. Like Pick 37, but new date, Cornerstone watermarks, and smaller size. 139 x 68 mm.
P38b: 5,000 francs (US$0.90), 2006. Like Pick 38, but new date, Cornerstone watermarks, and smaller size. 151 x 76 mm.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Guinea revised (2006) 500-franc note confirmed
21 04, 2007 16:56 Category: Africa
500 francs (US$0.10), 2006. Like Pick 36, but new date, Cornerstone watermarks, solid security thread, full bleed color (no white borders), and smaller size. 133 x 63 mm.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Guinea issues new 10,000-franc note dated 2007
11 06, 2007 12:15 Category: Africa
10,000 francs (US$2.55), 2007. Issued June 11, 2007. Green, blue, and brown. Portrait of young girl at left, arms at center, three shells and pineapple at lower right. Field with trees in background at center, “Lady of Maali” rock formation on Mount Loura at right on back. Watermark of a young girl with the letters RG (Republic of Guinea), 3-mm red-to-green windowed security thread printed GNF 10000, registration device, UV printing, and signatures (unknown, MINISTRE DES FINANCES; Aboubakar Kagbe Toure, GOUVERNEUR BANQUE CENTRALE). 153 x 78 mm.
Courtesy of Ronny Hick.
