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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.
