Issued by the Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée in 2012, this 100 Francs banknote belongs to the modern Guinean Franc (GNF) series introduced to strengthen the national currency and improve security features.
The obverse displays a portrait of a Guinean woman in traditional attire, symbolizing cultural heritage, alongside guilloche patterns, denomination numerals, and enhanced security elements.
The reverse illustrates agricultural motifs, reflecting Guinea’s reliance on farming and rural development, complemented by geometric ornaments and the denomination repeated in multiple areas.
Obverse
At the center, Guinean Coat of Arms. On the left, face of a Guinean woman wearing a headscarf. On the right, traditional sculpture.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANQUE CENTRALE
DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE
100
le 1er MARS 1960
CENT
FRANCS GUINÉENS
2012
TOUT CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI PAR LA LOI EN VIGUER
Reverse
Peasant work scene in a plantation of bananas, with people harvesting fruits.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
100
CENT FRANCS GUINÉENS
Comments
UV activity:
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Features
| Issuer | Guinea |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (Banque centrale de la République de Guinée) |
| Period | Republic (1958-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1998-2012 |
| Value | 100 Francs Guinéens 100 GNF = GBP 0.0086 |
| Currency | New franc (1985-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 130 × 64 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
