| Issuer | Guinea |
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| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 10 Sylis |
| Currency | Syli (1971-1985) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 130 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#16 |
| Obverse description | Patrice Émery Lumumba (1925-1961), was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first Prime Minister of the independent Republic of the Congo (Congo-Léopoldville) from June 24 to September 14 1960 |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU GUINÉE DIZ SYLIS le 1er MARS 1960 TOUT CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI LA LOI EN VIGUEUR 1971 (Translation: Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea, Ten Sylis, First of March 1960, any counterfeiter will be punished by the applicable law) |
| Reverse description | People working in a banana plantation |
| Reverse lettering | DIX SYLIS (Translation: Ten Sylis) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Numisquare ID | 1449645030 |
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