1 Syli (1971)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Syli |
| Catalog Number | KM# 43 |
| Weight (g) | 1.1 |
| Diameter (mm) | 22 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Aluminum |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Demonetized |
Obverse
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE
·1971·
Description:
Patrice Lumumba, name of country and year of issue.
Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese independence leader and the first democratically elected prime minister of Congo. Lumumba played an important role for his country to be granted independence from Belgium, as a founder and leader of the mainstream Mouvement National Congolais (MNC) party. Shortly after Congolese independence in 1960, a mutiny broke out in the army, marking the beginning of the Congo Crisis. Lumumba appealed to the United States and the United Nations for assistance to suppress the Belgian-supported Katangan secessionists. Both parties refused, so Lumumba turned to the Soviet Union for support. This led to growing differences with President Joseph Kasa-Vubu and chief-of-staff Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, as well as the foreign opposition of the United States and Belgium. Lumumba was subsequently imprisoned by state authorities under Mobutu and executed by a firing squad under the command of Katangan authorities. Following his death, he was widely seen as a martyr for the wider Pan-African movement.
REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE
·1971·
Description:
Patrice Lumumba, name of country and year of issue.
Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese independence leader and the first democratically elected prime minister of Congo. Lumumba played an important role for his country to be granted independence from Belgium, as a founder and leader of the mainstream Mouvement National Congolais (MNC) party. Shortly after Congolese independence in 1960, a mutiny broke out in the army, marking the beginning of the Congo Crisis. Lumumba appealed to the United States and the United Nations for assistance to suppress the Belgian-supported Katangan secessionists. Both parties refused, so Lumumba turned to the Soviet Union for support. This led to growing differences with President Joseph Kasa-Vubu and chief-of-staff Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, as well as the foreign opposition of the United States and Belgium. Lumumba was subsequently imprisoned by state authorities under Mobutu and executed by a firing squad under the command of Katangan authorities. Following his death, he was widely seen as a martyr for the wider Pan-African movement.
Reverse
Lettering:
TRAVAIL - JUSTICE - SOLIDARITE
1
SYLI
LE 1er MARS 1960
Description:
Denomination surrounded by Olive branches.
TRAVAIL - JUSTICE - SOLIDARITE
1
SYLI
LE 1er MARS 1960
Description:
Denomination surrounded by Olive branches.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Unknown |