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.Read More…
, 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. CourtesyRead More…
5,000 francs, 2012. Like BCRG B30a (P41), but new date. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…
, 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 onRead More…
500 francs (US$0.01), 2012. Like BCRG B28 (P39), but new date. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
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.Read More…
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) fromRead More…
,, 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 theRead More…
, 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 oddRead More…
, 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). 153Read More…