Guinea-Bissau 1977 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is the first coin issued by Guinea-Bissau as part of the F.A.O. series and the first coin of that denomination. Guinea-Bissau issued an entire series of F.A.O. coins, ranging from fifty centavos to 2000 pesos. The region was formerly Portuguese Guinea and since 1975, has been dominated by the same politcal party that rules Cape Verde. It lies on the Atlantic Coast of Africa, between Senegal and (French-speaking) Guinea. The coin shown features the coconut palm, a plant of many uses in West Africa.

Recorded mintage: 6,000,000.

Specification: aluminum.

Catalog reference: KM 17.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Guinea 1971 5 sylis
• Cape Verde 1977 escudo F.A.O.
• 1977 peso F.A.O.
• 1977 2½ pesos F.A.O.
• 1977 5 pesos F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1977
• return to coins of Guinea-Bissau