← Read the currency article Guinean franc, first unit: research record Evidence coverage: 1960–1972. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
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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.
Ending / replacement documented · 1972 Guineanfirstfranc ends through syli succession,not familyextinction.
Recorded conversion destination: Guinean syli
No whole-family extinction is inferred from missing descendants.
Historical audit, sources and limits → Parents / predecessors Children / successors Siblings
Unit and issue records 1 records Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.
Guinean franc, first unit FTM000823 · C757, C758
Latest research Account-unit observations Dated evidence, not exact birth or extinction dates.
1972 supported 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.
1960-03-01 Territorial 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.