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Guinean franc, first unit: research record

Evidence coverage: 1960–1972. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Guinean franc, first unit

FTM000265 · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1960–1972; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

CFA franc (BCEAO)account unit branching · 1960-03-01
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Children / successors

Guinean sylicurrency replacement · 1972
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Siblings

Malian francShared predecessor: CFA franc (BCEAO)
Unit and issue records 1 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Guinean franc, first unitFTM000823 · C757, C758

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Historical account research

Guineanfirstfranc ends through syli succession,not familyextinction.

Sources and qualifications →

Account-unit observations

Dated evidence, not exact birth or extinction dates.

1972supported

Guineanfirstfranc ends through syli succession,not familyextinction.

C1459
Monetary history 1 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

1960-03-01Territorial currency replacement

Guinea leaves CFA currency for its own franc.

C757
Evidence & research notes 4 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C757

Guinea leaves CFA currency for its own franc.

BCRG · BCRG — Histoires de la monnaie Citation S383 · Open source ↗

Named short source page; relevant history/definition passage as reported in the handoff.

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

Supported C758

The syli replaces the first Guinean franc. Contemporary notice establishes changeover; 1971 note-series dates are not adoption dates.

US Treasury · US Treasury — Reporting rates, contemporary 1972 amendment Citation S397 · Open source ↗

PDF p.31

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

Supported C1459

Guineanfirstfranc ends through syli succession,not familyextinction.

US Treasury · US Treasury — Reporting rates, contemporary 1972 amendment Citation S397 · Open source ↗

PDF31,Guinea amendment

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

Supported C1659

Effective2October1972,firstGuineanfranc closingbalances convert to syli at10:1.

US Treasury · US Treasury — Reporting rates, contemporary 1972 amendment Citation S397 · Open source ↗

PDF31,Guinea amendment

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

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