Guinea new 500-franc note (B341.5a) confirmed
2019-11-05
Like B338, but physically smaller and redesigned elements. Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (collect-unc-currency on eBay).Read More…
West African States adopt eco as common currency reported for introduction in 2020
2019-07-02
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 toRead More…
Guinea smaller 10,000-franc note and more secure 20,000-franc note reported
2018-11-16
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.Read More…
Guinea new sig/date (2017) 500-franc note (B338b) confirmed
2018-08-14
Like B338a, but new date (2017) and new signatures. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Guinea new sig/date (2017) 1,000-franc note (B339b) confirmed
2018-06-05
Like B339a, but new signatures (Kaba/Nabe) and new date (2017). Courtesy of Claudio Marana. Read More…
Guinea new 100-franc note (B337a) confirmed
2016-10-05
, Like B324, but new date (2015), new signature (Camara/Nabe), and new vignette at lower right front.Courtesy of Manuel Fernando Iglesias.Read More…
Guinea new smaller 500-franc note (B338a) confirmed
2015-09-01
, B338 (P47): 500 francs (US$0.05) Green. Front: French text; woman with headscarf; coat of arms. Back: French text; minehead; diamond; ceremonial headdress. Solid security thread. Watermark: Woman with headscarf, RG, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 128 x 63 mm. Paper. a. 2015. Sig. 5: Camara/Nabe. Prefix NU –Read More…
Guinea new 5,000-franc note (B340a) confirmed
2015-08-17
, B340 (P49): 5,000 francs (US$0.55) Purple, green, red, and blue. Front: French text; woman with cimier hairstyle; pigeons taking flight; coat of arms; bank logo as registration device. Back: French text; map of Guinea; Kinkon dam; cob of corn on the stalk. 3-mm red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalizedRead More…
Guinea new 20,000-franc note (B341a) confirmed
2015-07-16
, B341 (P50): 20,000 francs (US$2.20) Blue, green, orange, and purple. Front: French text; Guinean woman wearing head scarf; pigeons taking flight; coat of arms; bank logo as registration device. Back: French text; map of Guinea; hydroelectric dam in Kaleta; electricity transmission towers. 3-mm red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalizedRead More…
Guinea new 5,000-franc note (B340a) reported for introduction in July 2015
2015-07-13
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 securityRead More…