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Usage of: West African CFA franc (XOF) Central African CFA franc (XAF) The CFA franc (French: franc CFA, [fʁɑ̃ seɛfɑ]) is the name of two currencies used by 210 million people (as of 2023) in fourteen African countries: the West African CFA franc (where "CFA" stands for Communauté Financière Africaine, i.e. "African Financial Community" in English), used in eight West African countries ...
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.
Equatorial Guinea, the only former Spanish colony in the zone, adopted the CFA franc in 1984, replacing the Equatorial Guinean ekwele at a rate of 1 franc = 4 bipkwele. [ citation needed ] The currency was pegged to the French franc (F) at F.CFA 1 = 2 French francs from 1948, becoming F.CFA 1 = NF 0.02 after introduction of the new franc at 1 ...
CFA franc There are two different currencies called the CFA franc: the West African CFA franc (XOF) and the Central African CFA franc (XAF). XAF FCFA Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon: XOF CFA Benin Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Côte d'Ivoire Mali Niger Senegal Togo: Comorian franc: KMF FC
West African CFA franc: Central Bank of West African States: 1 EUR = CFA 655.957 Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Mali Niger Senegal Togo Cameroon: Central African CFA franc: Bank of Central African States: 1 EUR= CFA 655.957 Central African Republic Chad Equatorial Guinea Gabon Republic of the Congo Algeria: Algerian dinar: Bank of Algeria
When French President Emmanuel Macron holds talks with his Ivory Coast counterpart on Saturday (December 22), the future of the French-backed CFA franc currency will be under scrutiny. It's a ...
Central African CFA franc: F.CFA XAF Centime: 100 Chad: Central African CFA franc: F.CFA XAF Centime: 100 Chile: Chilean peso $ CLP Centavo: 100 China: Renminbi ¥ CNY Jiao [G] 10 Colombia: Colombian peso $ COP Centavo: 100 Comoros: Comorian franc: FC KMF Centime: 100 Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Congolese franc: FC CDF Centime: 100 Congo ...
The Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale began issuing notes in 1903. 100 franc notes were introduced that year, followed by 5 francs in 1904, 500 francs in 1912, 25 francs in 1917, 1000 francs in 1919 and 50 francs in 1920. 10 franc notes were introduced in 1943. In 1944, the government issued notes for 50 centimes, and 1 and 2 francs.