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Equatorial Guinea banknotes
Equatorial Guinea money catalog and Equatorial Guinea currency history

Republic, till 1968 colony: Spanish Guinea. From 1985 in monetary union Central African States.

• A brief monetary history:
  • Spanish currency, till 1968
  • Equatorial Guinea Peseta = (Spanish Peseta) = 100 Centimos, 1968-1975
  • Ekuele = (Equatorial Guinea Peseta) = 100 Centimos, 1975-1979
  • Franc = (4 Ekuele) = 100 Centimes, from 1979

• For later issues see:
  • Central African States, banknotes issued from 1993 by had common designs without country name, only the printed code letter identifies country of issue.

• To purchase Equatorial Guinea banknotes, please check our inventory :
  [ World Banknotes (part 1): countries A-F ] - [ World Banknotes (part 2): countries G-M ] - [ World Banknotes (part 3): countries N-Z ]

Pick #	Date
		Republic
1-3	1969	100, 500, 1.000 pesetas
4-8	1975	25, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 ekuele
9-13	1975	25, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 ekuele
14-17	1979	100, 500, 1.000, 5.000 bipkwele
18-19	1980	1.000, 5.000 bipkwele
		Bank of Central African States
20-22	1985-92	500, 1.000, 5.000 francs

Remarks: all images reduced 50%

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues