Catalog
10 Francs Guinéens
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Diameter | 20.4 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DE GUINÉE 1985 DIX FRANCS GUINÉENS (Translation: Republic of Guinea Ten Guinean Francs) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guinea's 1985 coinage came during a period of acute economic disorder following the death of Sékou Touré in April 1984 and the military coup that immediately followed. The new regime, CMRN, inherited a currency — the syli — so debased and distrusted that it was abolished outright and the franc restored that same year at a rate of 1 franc to 100 sylis. This coin is a direct artifact of that monetary reset.