French franc
| franc français (French) | |||||
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| ISO 4217 | |||||
| Unit | |||||
| Symbol | F or Fr (briefly also NF during the 1960s; also unofficially FF and ₣) | ||||
| Nickname | balles (1 F);[1] sacs (10 F); bâton, brique, patate, plaque (10,000 F) | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1⁄100 | centime | ||||
| Banknotes | |||||
| Freq. used | 20 F, 50 F, 100 F, 200 F, 500 F | ||||
| Coins | |||||
| Freq. used | 5, 10, 20 centimes, 1⁄2 F, 1 F, 2 F, 5 F, 10 F | ||||
| Rarely used | 1 centime, 20 F | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| User(s) | None; previously: France, Monaco, Andorra (until 2002); Saar, Saarland (until 1959) | ||||
| Issuance | |||||
| Central bank | Banque de France | ||||
| Website | http://www.banque-france.fr | ||||
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris | ||||
| Website | http://www.monnaiedeparis.com | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Pegged by | KMF, XAF & XOF, XPF, ADF, MCF | ||||
| EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) | |||||
| Since | 13 March 1979 | ||||
| Fixed rate since | 31 December 1998 | ||||
| Replaced by euro, non cash | 1 January 1999 | ||||
| Replaced by euro, cash | 17 February 2002 | ||||
| 1 € = | 6.55957 F | ||||
The franc (/fræŋk/; French: [fʁɑ̃]; sign: F or Fr), also commonly known as the French franc (FF), was a currency of France. It is no longer in used after the introduction of the euro (for coins and banknotes) in 2002.
- Coins
1 franc 1888, French Third Republic
5 francs 1821, Louis XVIII
Gold 20 francs 1851 and silver 5 francs 1850
1 centime 1862, Napoléon III
10 centimes 1897
5 francs 1989, French Fifth Republic
References
[change | change source]- ↑ de Goncourt, E. & J. (1860), Charles Demailly, p. 107
