Guinean syli

Guinean syli

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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	Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée
Website	www.bcrg.gov.gn

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
File:GuineaP16-10Sylis-1971-donated f.jpg	10 syilis	Brown	Patrice Lumumba	People with bananas	1971
File:Gui017 f.jpg	25 syilis	Dark brown	Man smoking a pipe	Man and cows
File:Gui018 f.jpg	50 syilis	Green	Bearded man at left	Landscape with large dame and reservoir
File:GuineaP19-100Sylis-1971-donated f.jpg	100 syilis	Violet	Ahmed Sékou Touré	Steam shovel and two dump trucks
1980 notes
File:Gui020 f.jpg	1 syili	Olive green	Matori Bangoura	text "un syli"	1980
	2 syilis	Orange	King Mohammed V of Morocco	text "deux sylis"
File:GuineaP22-5Sylis-1981 f-donated.jpg	5 syilis	Blue	Kwame Nkrumah	People with bananas
	10 syilis	Red	Patrice Lumumba	People with bananas
File:GuineaP24-25Sylis-1980-donated f.jpg	25 syilis	Dark gren	Man smoking a pipe	Man and cows
File:GuineaP25a-50Sylis-1980-donated f.jpg	50 syilis	Dark brown	Bearded man	Landscape with large dame and reservoir
File:GuineaP26a-100Sylis-1980-donated f.jpg	100 syilis	Blue	Ahmed Sékou Touré	Steam shovel and two dump trucks
File:GuineaP27a-500Sylis-1980 f.jpg	500 syilis	Dark brown	Josip Broz Tito	Modern building
For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

References

• Guinea at Infotech 2003