Franc
Francs ( French, in German: Franken ) is a coin and currency denomination of France, which has spread to other Francophone countries.
The designation goes to the foreign exchange Francorum Rex back ( " King of the Franks "), which was found on coins that were minted for the first time in 1360 as a ransom for the liberation of King John. In the late Middle Ages, in the Hundred Years War, a gold coin with the name Francesco d'or was coined in France. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the franc was a silver coin ( Francesco d' argent ). 1795 the French franc was introduced as a unified, decimal divided currency ( 1 franc = 100 centimes ). The currency name spread then in other European countries and in French colonies. The gold franc was the League of Nations and the Universal Postal Union in 1920 as an international accounting unit.
Today, there are the franc in the following countries:
- Switzerland ( French name ), see Swiss Franc
- Burundi, see Burundi Franc
- Djibouti, see Djibouti Franc
- Democratic Republic of Congo, see Congo Franc
- Guinea, see Guinea Franc
- Comoros, see Comorian franc
- Rwanda, see Rwanda Franc
- Equatorial Guinea, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d' Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Cameroon, Congo, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Chad, Central African Republic, see CFA franc
- French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, see CFP Franc
Historical currencies
Until the introduction of the euro, the franc currency was also in
- Andorra ( French franc, together with the Spanish peseta )
- Belgium ( French name ), see Belgian franc
- France, see French Franc
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg see Franc
- Monaco, Monegasque franc see
Until the accession of the Saarland to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Saar franc was there currency.
From 1960 to 1963, the Katanga franc was the currency of the secessionist Katanga.
The Belgian trust territory of Ruanda- Urundi 1960 led the Rwanda - Burundi Franc, which was until 1964 used further in Rwanda and Burundi.
The managed jointly by France and Great Britain, New Hebrides used from 1906 to 1980 (Vanuatu Vatu until the introduction of the 1982), the New Hebrides franc.
The Malagasy franc was replaced as the official currency of Madagascar Ariary from 1 January 2005.
Mali used from 1962 to 1984 the Mali franc, but not officially kicked out of the CFA franc zone.
More franc currencies existed in the former French overseas territories between Algeria (1848-1964), Tunisia (1891-1960), Morocco (1921-1974) and the overseas department of Réunion ( 1946-1974 ).