Guinean syli

Guinean syli
syli guinéen  (French)

2 sylis coin of 1971
Denominations
Subunit
 1/100 cauri
Banknotes 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 sylis
Coins 50 cauris, 1, 2, 5 sylis
Demographics
User(s) Guinea
Issuance
Central bank Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea
 Website www.bcrg-guinee.org
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The syli was the currency of Guinea between 1971 and 1985. It was subdivided into 100 cauris. The word syli means "elephant", while cauri refers to the shells formerly used as currency. The syli replaced the Guinean franc at a rate of 1 syli = 10 francs.

Coins of 50 cauris, 1, 2 and 5 sylis were made of aluminium. Banknotes of the 1971 series were issued in denominations of 10, 25, 50 and 100 sylis. A second series of banknotes was issued in 1980, this time in different colours and with four additional denominations – 1, 2, 5 and 500 sylis notes.

The syli was replaced by the Guinean franc in 1985 at par.

Banknotes

1971 notes
Image Value Main Colour Obverse Reverse Date of issue
10 sylis Brown Patrice Lumumba People with bananas 1971
25 sylis Dark brown King Behazin of Dahomey Man and cows
50 sylis Green Alpha Yaya Diallo (King of Labé) Kinkon hydroelectirc plant
100 sylis Violet Ahmed Sékou Touré Steam shovel and two dump trucks
1980 notes
1 syli Olive green Matori Bangoura text "un syli" 1980
2 sylis Orange King Mohammed V of Morocco text "deux sylis"
5 sylis Blue Kwame Nkrumah People with bananas
10 sylis Red Patrice Lumumba People with bananas
25 sylis Dark gren King Behazin of Dahomey Man and cows
50 sylis Dark brown Alpha Yaya Diallo (King of Labé) Kinkon hydroelectric plant
100 sylis Blue Ahmed Sékou Touré Steam shovel and two dump trucks
500 sylis Dark brown Josip Broz Tito People's Palace, Conakry
For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

References

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