Guinean Franc in Japanese Yen

GNF Guinean Franc

Country of application:
Guinea

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 25, 50 Guinean francs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20,000 Guinean francs.

History reference:
The Guinean franc GNF (324) is the currency of the state of Guinea. ISO 4217 code - GNF. The Guinean franc was introduced on March 1, 1960 instead of the CFA franc (the first reform), the exchange wa...s carried out at a ratio of 1: 1 from March 1 to March 15, 1960. Due to the appearance of a large number of counterfeit banknotes in the period from March 10 to March 14, 1963, banknotes were exchanged for banknotes of a new sample (second reform). On October 2, 1972, a new monetary unit was introduced - the Guinean sili (third reform). From April 16 to April 29, 1981, banknotes were exchanged for banknotes of a new type (fourth reform), the exchange was carried out within the limits of 20 thousand forces per worker. On January 6, 1986, instead of force, the Guinean franc was reintroduced (fifth reform), the exchange of force for francs was carried out 1: 1 in the period from January 6 to January 28, 1986.

JPY Japanese Yen

Country of application:
Japan

Coin denominations in circulation:
500, 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1 yen.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10,000, 5,000, 2,000 and 1,000 yen.

History reference:
The Japanese yen is the official currency of Japan, one of the worlds leading currencies, an important reserve currency along with the US dollar, euro and pound sterling. On the front side of Japanes...e banknotes, writers and educators are depicted: 10,000 yen - a portrait of Fukuzawa Yukichi, 5,000 - Nitobe Inazo, 2,000 - Murasaki Shikubu, and 1,000 - Natsume Soseki. Coins differ from each other in the material of manufacture and pattern. Made of nickel are 500 yen (with a paulownia flower on the front), 100 yen (sakura), and 50 yen (chrysanthemum). A 10 yen coin, which depicts the Phoenix Hall of Bedoin Monastery, and a 5 yen coin decorated with a rice ear are minted from bronze. 1 yen is made of aluminum and contains a symbolic image of a seedling. On the reverse side of the coins, as a rule, the denomination and year of issue are indicated. 5 and 50 yen have a hole in the center.