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| French franc
|
| franc francais
(
French
)
|
|
|
| 50 and 100 francs
|
200 and 500 francs
|
|
| ISO 4217 Code
|
FRF (1960?2002)
|
| User(s)
|
None; previously:
France
,
Monaco
,
Andorra
(until 2002); Saar,
Saarland
(until 1959)
|
| ERM
|
|
| Since
|
13 March 1979
|
| Fixed rate since
|
31 December 1998
|
| Replaced by €, non cash
|
1 January 1999
|
| Replaced by €, cash
|
17 February 2002
|
| €
=
|
6.55957 F
|
| Pegged by
|
KMF
,
XAF & XOF
,
XPF
, ADF,
MCF
|
| Subunit
|
|
|
1
⁄
100
|
centime
|
| Symbol
|
F or Fr (briefly also NF during the 1960s; also unofficially FF and ?)
|
| Nickname
|
balles (1 F);
[1]
sacs (10 F); baton, brique, patate, plaque (10,000 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
|
| Banknotes
|
|
| Freq. used
|
20 F, 50 F, 100 F, 200 F, 500 F
|
| Central bank
|
Banque de France
|
| Website
|
http://www.banque-france.fr
|
| Mint
|
Monnaie de Paris
|
| Website
|
http://www.monnaiedeparis.com
|
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
|
The
franc
(
;
French:
[f???]
;
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.
- ↑
de Goncourt, E. & J. (1860),
Charles Demailly
, p. 107
