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The former Portuguese colony of Guinea-Bissau adopted the CFA franc in 1997, [7] replacing the Guinea-Bissau peso at a rate of 1 CFA franc = 65 pesos. The currency was pegged to the French franc at F.CFA 1 = F 2, from 1948, becoming 1 F.CFA = NF 0.02 after introduction of the new franc at 1 new franc = 100 old francs. In 1994 the currency was ...
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 ...
The peso was the currency of Guinea-Bissau from 1975 to 1997 and was divided into 100 centavos. It replaced the escudo at par. In 1997, in an effort to stop high inflation, Guinea-Bissau adopted the CFA franc, using a conversion rate of 65 pesos to the franc.
GBP Penny: 100 Guinea: Guinean franc: Fr GNF Centime: 100 Guinea-Bissau: West African CFA franc: F.CFA XOF Centime: 100 Guyana: Guyanese dollar $ GYD Cent: 100 Haiti: Haitian gourde: G HTG Centime: 100 Honduras: Honduran lempira: L HNL Centavo: 100 Hong Kong: Hong Kong dollar $ HKD Cent: 100 Hungary: Hungarian forint: Ft HUF Fillér: 100 ...
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).
Currency Central bank Peg Benin: 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
In May 1997 Guinea-Bissau joined the francophone West African Monetary Union. Consequently, National Bank of Guinea-Bissau was converted as a national branch of Central Bank of West African States, and the national currency Guinea Bissau peso was replaced by West African CFA franc. [11]