Guinean franc
franc guinéen · In circulation in Guinea
- ISO code
- GNF
- Symbol
- FG
- Minor unit
- none
- Notes
- 7
- Coins
- 5
- Issued by
- Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea
Notes and coins in circulation
- FG100
- FG500
- FG1,000
- FG2,000
- FG5,000
- FG10,000
- FG20,000
The Guinean franc’s largest current denomination is FG20,000, worth about $2.27: the 9th least valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Colours are the issuer’s own. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
| Notes | Colour | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| FG100 | not recorded | not recorded |
| FG500 | green | 128 × 64 |
| FG1,000 | brown | 132 × 64 |
| FG2,000 | green | 136 × 67 |
| FG5,000 | purple | 141 × 67 |
| FG10,000 | red | 144 × 70 |
| FG20,000 | blue | 149 × 70 |
| Coins | Colour | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| FG1 | not recorded | not recorded |
| FG5 | not recorded | not recorded |
| FG10 | not recorded | not recorded |
| FG25 | not recorded | not recorded |
| FG50 | not recorded | not recorded |
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 GNF = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.00011 USD | 8,796 GNF |
| EUR | 0.00010 EUR | 10,090 GNF |
| GBP | 0.00009 GBP | 11,763 GNF |
| INR | 0.0109 INR | 91.75 GNF |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
- Guinea
Tools
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Is a torn note still valid? →
How much must survive, and who pays out.
How big is a Guinean franc note? →
Drawn to scale against a bank card, and against any other currency.
Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX Group, the ISO 4217 registrar) · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Guinean franc (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary