Syli
Syli (" elephant ") was from 1971 to 1986 the name of the currency of the West African state of Guinea . Syli means elephant in the regional language Susu and other West African languages , which was the heraldic animal of Guinea at that time. The Syli was divided into 100 Cauris (plural of Cauri derived from cowrie money ). The predecessor (exchange 10: 1) and also the successor (exchange 1: 1) of the currency was the Guinean Franc . The ISO 4217 currency code of the Syli is GNS , the abbreviation SY .
Coins
| Face value | issue year |
material | Diameter (mm.) |
Weight (gr.) |
edge | front | back | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 cauris | 1971 | Al | 19.00 | 0.70 | smooth |
Cowrie shell REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE Issue year |
50 CAURIS olive branches LE 1 er MARS 1960 TRAVAIL-JUSTICE-SOLIDARITE |
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| 1 Syli | 1971 | Al | 22.00 | 1.00 | smooth |
Patrice Lumumba REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE year of issue |
1 SYLI olive branches LE 1 he MARS 1960 TRAVAIL-JUSTICE-SOLIDARITE |
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| 2 Sylis | 1971 | Al | 25.00 | 1.60 | corrugated |
Alpha Yaya Diallo REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE Issue year |
2 SYLIS olive branches LE 1 er MARS 1960 TRAVAIL-JUSTICE-SOLIDARITE |
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| 5 Sylis | 1971 | Al | 28.10 | 2.30 | corrugated |
Samory Touré REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE year of issue |
5 SYLIS olive branches LE 1 er MARS 1960 TRAVAIL-JUSTICE-SOLIDARITE |
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| 500 Sylis | 1977 | 925 Ag | 40.00 |
Miriam Makeba REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE |
State coat of arms with elephant Year of issue 500 SYLIS |
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| 500 Sylis | 1977 | 925 Ag | 40.00 |
Patrice Lumumba REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE |
State coat of arms with elephant Year of issue 500 SYLIS |
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| 1000 Sylis | 1977 | 900 Au | 2.93 |
Miriam Makeba REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE |
State coat of arms with elephant Year of issue 1000 SYLIS |
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| 1000 Sylis | 1977 | 900 Au | 2.93 |
Kwame Nkrumah REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE |
State coat of arms with elephant Year of issue 1000 SYLIS |
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| 2000 Sylis | 1977 | 900 Au | 5.87 |
Mao Tse-Tung REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE |
State coat of arms with elephant Year of issue 2000 SYLIS |
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| 2000 Sylis | 1977 | 900 Au | 5.87 |
Ahmed Sékou Touré REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE |
State coat of arms with elephant Year of issue 2000 SYLIS |
Banknotes
| Edition 1971 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face value | Base color | front | back | image | Year of issue |
| 10 Syilis | brown | Patrice Lumumba | People with bananas | 1971 | |
| 25 Syilis | Dark brown | Behanzin | Man and cows | ||
| 50 Syilis | green | Alfa Yaya from Labé | Landscape with a dam | ||
| 100 Syilis | violet | Samory Touré | Backhoes and trucks | ||
| Edition 1980 | |||||
| 1 Syili | olive green | Mafory Bangoura | Large text "un syli" | 1980 | |
| 2 Syilis | orange | King Mohammed V (Morocco) | Large text "deux sylis" | ||
| 5 Syilis | blue | Kwame Nkrumah | Banana plantation | ||
| 10 Syilis | red | Patrice Lumumba | Banana plantation | ||
| 25 Syilis | Dark green | Behanzin | Man and cows |
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| 50 Syilis | Dark brown | Alfa Yaya from Labé | Landscape with a dam | ||
| 100 Syilis | blue | Samory Touré | Backhoes and trucks | ||
| 500 Syilis | Dark brown | Josip Broz Tito | Modern building | ||