Guinean franc
currency
The Guinean franc (French: franc guinéen, ISO 4217 code: GNF) is the currency of Guinea. It is subdivided into one hundred centimes, but no centime denominations were ever issued.
History
First Guinean franc
The first Guinean franc, officially simply "franc", was introduced on 1 March 1960 to replace the CFA franc. There were 1, 5, 10 and 25 francs coins (made of aluminium bronze) with banknotes (dated 1958) in 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10,000 francs denominations. A second series of banknotes dated 1er MARS 1960 was issued on 1 March 1963, without the 10,000 francs. This series was printed without imprint by Thomas De La Rue, and includes more colors, enhanced embossing, and improved security features. A new issue of coins in 1962 was made of cupronickel.
In 1971, the franc was replaced by syli at a rate of 1 syli = 10 francs. 20 percent was used by francs
Second Guinean franc
The Guinean franc was reintroduced as Guinea's currency in 1985 under the name "franc guinéen", at par with the syli. The coins came in denominations of 1, 5 and 10 francs made of brass clad steel, with brass 25 francs (1987) and cupronickel 50 francs (1994) added later.
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