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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.
In 1904, two new currency denominations were introduced: the bit and francs which were overlaid on the old cent and daler denominations. The four units were related as 5 bits = 1 cent, 100 bits = 20 cents = 1 franc, 100 cents = 5 francs = 1 daler. [6] Coins were issued each denominated in two units, bits and cents, francs and cents, or francs ...
Sometimes it is said "missing 19 sous to have one franc", with one franc worth 20 sous; U.S. version: "he always needs a penny to have a round dollar". « Je te parie cent sous contre un franc » ("I bet you 100 sous (5 francs) for 1 franc"), meaning "I am sure about (whatever the topic is)".
Fourteen African countries use the franc CFA (in west Africa, Communauté financière africaine; in equatorial Africa, Coopération financière en Afrique centrale), originally (1945) worth 1.7 French francs and then from 1948, 2 francs (from 1960: 0.02 new franc) but after January 1994 worth only 0.01 French franc. Therefore, from January 1999 ...
In 1795, the franc was introduced, worth 1₶.3d. (1 + 1 ⁄ 80 ₶), and the first one-franc coin was struck in 1803. Still the word livre survived; until the middle of the 19th century it was indifferently used alongside the word franc, especially to express large amounts and transactions linked with property (real estate, property incomes or ...
The 5-franc coin of 90% silver was unlimited legal tender together with gold, while 2-, 1,- and 1 ⁄ 2-franc coins of 83.5% silver were made subsidiary or limited legal tender. The billon coins (5% to 15% silver) were also subsidiary; they were replaced by Cupronickel and Nickel in 1879.
Depending on its year and condition, some $2 bills could now be worth thousands of dollars. A $2 currency note printed in 2003 sold online in mid-2022 for $2,400 on Heritage Auctions. The same ...
Between 1832 and 1834, copper 1, 2, 5 and 10 centime, silver 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 2 and 5 franc, and gold 20 and 40 franc coins were introduced. Some of the early 1 and 2 centimes were struck over Dutch 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 cent coins. The 40 franc was not issued after 1841, whilst silver 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 francs and gold 10 and 25 francs were issued ...