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Many African countries change their currency's appearance when a new government takes power (often the new head of state will appear on bank notes), though the notional value remains the same. Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar).
South African Republic pond – Transvaal; Pound. Alderney pound – Alderney (commemorative, not an independent currency) Anglo-Saxon pound – Anglo-Saxon England; Australian pound – Australia; Bahamian pound – Bahamas; Bermudian pound – Bermuda; Biafran pound – Biafra; British West African pound – Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana ...
Colour key and notes Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details) Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition State or territory Currency Symbol [D] or Abbrev. ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar [E] аҧ (none) (none) (none) Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN ...
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Usage of: West African CFA franc Central African CFA franc The West African CFA franc (French: franc CFA or simply franc, ISO 4217 code: XOF; abbreviation: F.CFA) is the currency used by eight independent states in West Africa which make up the West African Economic and Monetary Union: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
Currencies of South Africa (1 C, 15 P, 5 F) T. Currencies of Tanzania (6 P) U. Currencies of Uganda (4 P, 1 F) Z. Currencies of Zambia (1 C, 3 P, 2 F)
It's a lifeline on which 14 west and central African nations depend. Tied to the euro at a fixed exchange rate, the currency offers monetary stability. The peg is guaranteed by the French Treasury.
So far only three of the 53 member states of the African Union in 2009 have committed to using the currency (in 2022, the African Union has 55 members). [ citation needed ] Egypt , Eswatini , and Lesotho have logged reservations over the precise date of monetary union and have requested a two- to three-year delay.