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Many French residents, though, continued to quote prices of especially expensive items in terms of the old franc (equivalent to the new centime), up to and even after the introduction of the euro (for coins and banknotes) in 2002. [4] The French franc was a commonly held international reserve currency of reference in the 19th and 20th centuries ...
The franc is any of various units of currency.One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes.The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription francorum rex (King of the Franks) used on early French coins and until the 18th century, or from the French franc, meaning "frank" (and "free" in certain contexts, such as coup franc, "free kick").
The official name of the currency established by the Academy of the Hebrew Language and the Bank of Israel is אֵירוֹ , [74] derived from אֵירוֹפָּה (Europe). An unofficial spelling and pronunciation יוּרוֹ , derived from the English pronunciation of the currency's name, is also used.
A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned. A symbol may be positioned in various ways, according to national convention: before, between or after the numeric amounts: €2.50, 2,50€ and 2 50.
In the European community, cent is the official name for one hundredth of a euro.However, in French-speaking countries, the word centime is the preferred term.The Superior Council of the French language of Belgium recommended in 2001 the use of centime, since cent is also the French word for "hundred".
In English the euro sign – like the dollar sign $ and the pound sign £ – is usually placed before the figure, unspaced, [8] the reverse of usage in many other European languages. When written out, "euro" is placed after the value in lower case; the plural is used for two or more units, and euro cents are separated with a full-stop, not a ...
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Les sous, plural, is a synonym for money. « Se faire des sous », to make money. «Une affaire de gros sous » is big money business. « Être sans le sou », « ne pas avoir sou vaillant », « n'a pas un sou en poche », « n'avoir ni sou ni maille »: [3] "not having one penny", having no money at all.