Coin
5 Francs Guinéens (1959) — Guinea
Guinea • 1959 • KM# 1, Schön# 1
Overview
Standard circulation coin from Guinea, 1959 issue.
Specifications
- Country
- Guinea
- Year
- 1959
- Composition
- Aluminium bronze
- Weight
- 3.1 g
- Diameter
- 20 mm
- Thickness
- 1.5 mm
- Mint
- Kremnica, Slovakia
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 1, Schön# 1
- Issuer
- Guinea
Design details
Obverse
Bust facing right
Reverse
Denomination within palms
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Paul Vincze is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Kremnica, Slovakia. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 1, Schön# 1. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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