GNFxxx Guinean Franc exchange rate Live chart (Guinea / Republic of Guinea / Guinea-Conakry currency, code: GNF, symbol: FG or Fr or GFr)
Guinea (Republic of Guinea / Guinea-Conakry) currency : Guinean Franc (ISO 4217 currency code: GNF, symbol: FG or Fr or GFr) : 1 Guinean Franc (FG) = 100 centimes. Official currency of Republic of Guinea (République de Guinée), a coastal country in West Africa. Guinea was formerly known as French Guinea (French: Guinée française). The modern Guinea is referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from other countries with "Guinea" in the name, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. ISO 3166-1 Guinea country code is GN. In 1959, the first Guinean franc was introduced to replace the CFA franc. In 1971, the franc was replaced by syli at a rate of 1 syli = 10 francs. In 1985, the Guinean franc was reintroduced as Guinea's currency at par with the syli. Central bank is Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée).