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When France switched its currency to the euro in 1999 this static link remained true, so that the rate is now about 119.26 Pacifique franc to one euro (1 euro being exactly 6.55957 French francs). In 2016 the exchange rate was 110.2 CFP francs per US dollar. [1]
26 December 1945 to 20 September 1949 – Fixed exchange with the US dollar at US$1 = F.CFP 49.60. Non-fixed exchange rate with the old French franc, which devalued four times vs. the US dollar. From F.CFP 1 = FF 2.40 (FF = French franc) in December 1945, the exchange rate reached F.CFP 1 = FF 5.50 in September 1949.
Coins of French Polynesia, 1947–2022 Image Value Technical parameters Description Common name Obverse Reverse Diameter Thickness Mass Composition Edge Obverse Reverse F 1 23 mm 1.3g aluminium alloy: Plain Minerva: Coast of French Polynesia: F 1 F 2 27 mm 2.2g F 2 F 5 31 mm 3.5g F 5 F 10 24 mm 6g 100% nickel, cupronickel after 2005 Milled ...
The total land area of French Polynesia is 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), [2] with a population of 278,786 (Aug. 2022 census) [3] of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago. French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands:
That year banknotes were issued specifically for use on the island which circulated along with French coins. In 1945, the CFP franc was introduced, with coins issued for New Caledonia from 1949. The CFP franc is also issued in French Polynesia, and was used in the New Hebrides until 1982 after its 1980 re-establishment as the Republic of ...
Stamps inscribed "Établissements de l'Oceanie" (French Settlements in Oceania) became available in 1892 with the Navigation and Commerce issue. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 1893, two kinds of overprint were applied to the remaining stocks of regular and postage due French Colonies stamps; one type was a slanted overprint reading "TAHITI" and the other was a ...
According to historical accounts, the first group of Chinese immigrants, primarily of the Hakka and Punti ethnicities, arrived in French Polynesia in 1865.. The majority were brought from China ...
Overseas country (French: Pays d'outre-mer) is the designation for the overseas collectivity of French Polynesia. French Polynesia was an overseas territory until the constitutional reform on 28 March 2003 created the overseas collectivities. Then, on 27 February 2004, a law was passed giving French Polynesia the particular designation of ...