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Guinea - 2015 Prints

One Hundred Francs

Dated 2015, PNL

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Five Hundred Francs

Dated 2015

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One Thousand Francs

Dated 2015

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Five Thousand Francs

Dated 2015

Kinkon Dam was the first dam in Guinea built by the Chinese government in 1966 as a gift to the people of Guinea. The dam is situated near Pita, Fouta Djaton (400 kilometers north of the capital Conakry) and in 2006 the dam was upgraded at a cost of US$2.5M to provide a capacity output of 3.4MW.

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Ten Thousand Francs
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Twenty Thousand Francs

Dated 2015

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This new 20,000 Francs was introduced in 2015 as a new denomination. The front of the note depicts a young woman. The back of the note has the main design of the Kaleta Hydropower Station. This station is currently being built and is expected to commence operation in 2016. The construction for this dam is undertaken by a Chinese company called China International Water & Electric Corporation. The project is worth US$446.2 million it takes 48 months to install with an output capacity of 240MW once completed.

Guinea - 2006 to 2008 Prints

Five Hundred Francs, Dated 2006 P39

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One Thousand Francs, Dated 2006 P40

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Five Thousand Francs, Dated 2006 P41

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Ten Thousand Francs, Dated 2008 P42

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Guinea - 1000, 5000 and 10000 Francs 2010 Currency 50th Anniversary Commemorative

I have added the two varieties for the 1000 and 5000 Francs commemorative notes. I have listed them with the references of P43b and P44b for ease of identification. The difference between these two are the two sets of serial numbers printed on the notes. On the bottom left hand side, the first print (P43a & P44a), you can see that the two letter prefixes printed are slightly taller (about 4mm) than the numerals (about 3.5mm height), whilst the same set of serial numbers for the second print (P43b & P44b) for the same denomination are all having the same height (all about 4mm height). Also the fonts for the serial numbers for both prints are not the same either. This is very obvious that these notes were printed by two difference security firms. The prints for P43a and P44a both have the Cornerstone features, which is a registered trademark of De La Rue since 2001. The purpose of the Cornerstone feature is to strengthen the corners of the note (to prevent the corners from folds or bends) which has been a problem for ATMs. However no other variety has been reported yet for the 10000 Francs piece.

Commemorating 50th Year of Guinean Currency
Notes issued in November 2010

One Thousand Francs