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This is a list of people depicted on coins in present and past circulation throughout the world, ... 50 francs obverse 1950 100 francs obverse 1950 100 francs obverse
Franc All (50-10,000 francs) Obverse 1958–1963 Mafori Bangoura Syli 1 Syli Obverse 1981 Mohammed V: 1909–1961 Sultan of Morocco (1927–1957); King of Morocco (1957–1961) Syli 2 Sylis Obverse 1981 Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah: 1909–1972 1st President of Ghana (1960–1966) Syli 5 Sylis Obverse 1980 Patrice Émery Lumumba: 1925–1961
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.
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").
Two additional gold coins, with nominal values of 25 and 50 francs, were planned in the 1950s. The design was chosen in 1954, the 25 francs coin represented William Tell and the 50 francs coin the Rütli oath. A total of 15 and 6 million pieces of the 25 and 50 francs version, respectively, were minted in 1955, 1956 and 1959.
In 1966, silver 100 franc coins were introduced. These were followed by nickel 10 and 20 francs in 1967, nickel-brass 1, 2 and 5 francs in 1970 and nickel 50 francs in 1972. Only the nickel coins (10, 20, and 50 francs) were the same size, composition, and obverse as the corresponding French Polynesian and New Caledonian coins.
50-franc notes were last issued in 1959, with 100 francs not issued since 1965. 10,000 franc notes were introduced in 1977, followed by 2,500 franc notes in 1992. In 2004, a new series of notes was introduced in denominations of 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000 francs, with the 500 franc note having been replaced by a coin the year before.
This list includes discontinued and commemorative bi-metallic coins minted since 1982. Italy with the 500 Lira in 1982; Andorra with the 2 Diners in 1985; Morocco, with its 5-dirhams coin in 1987; France, with a 10-francs coin in 1988; Monaco, with a 10 francs in 1988, Thailand, with a 10 baht, in 1988; Mexico with the 100 and 1000 Pesos in 1989