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Initially, notes of the Banque de la Réunion and the Colonial Treasury circulated alongside French currency. In 1896, coins were issued, followed by bank tokens in 1920. In 1945, the CFA franc was created and was adopted in Réunion, with distinct coins introduced in 1948.
Before 1890, the French franc and Canadian dollar both circulated on the islands. These were supplemented with local banknotes of the Banque des Îles Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon from 1890. The exchange rate of 5.4 francs = 1 dollar was used on the island, although the exchange rate from the two gold standards was 5.1826 francs = 1 dollar.
CFP franc – New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna; Comorian franc – Comoros; Congolese franc – Democratic Republic of the Congo (replaced in 1967, re-established in 1998) Djiboutian franc – Djibouti; French franc – France; French Camerounian franc – French Cameroun; French Equatorial African franc – French Equatorial ...
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 franc (/ f r æ ŋ k /; French: franc français, [fʁɑ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛ]; sign: F or Fr), [n 2] also commonly distinguished as the French franc (FF), was a currency of France.Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money.
Today, many French coins prized by dealers and collectors date to 1800 or earlier, though a few were minted in the 19th century. Here’s a look at 13 of the most valuable French coins, according ...
The Réunion Film festival (festival du film de La Réunion) was created in 2005 and is chaired by Fabienne Redt. The festival presented first and second feature films by French directors. The 10th and last edition took place in 2014 in partnership mainly with the TEAT Champ Fleuri (Saint-Denis) and the city of Saint-Paul.
This usage dates from when the word “sou” was used in French-speaking Lower Canada to refer to the halfpenny coin of the Canadian pound; at that time an American quarter was valued at 1 shilling 3 pence Canadian (i.e. 15 pence Canadian), and the usage remained after Canada switched currencies. "Échanger quatre trente sous pour une piastre ...