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In 1896, cupro-nickel 50 centimes and 1 franc coins were issued. 1920, aluminium 5, 10 and 25 centime bank tokens were issued, which circulated until 1941. 1948, aluminium 1 and 2 francs coins were introduced; 1955 aluminium 5 francs and aluminium-bronze 10 and 20 francs. 1962 and 1964 Nickel 50 and 100 francs. All denominations were issued ...
After the franc left the gold standard, only the franc circulated. During the Second World War, a full set of banknotes was introduced for the islands. In 1945, Saint Pierre and Miquelon adopted a franc tied to the CFA franc, thus avoiding some of the devaluation imposed on the metropolitan currency (c.f. Réunion franc). Coins were issued for ...
An 1816 ten-centime coin from Réunion, from when it was still called Isle Bourbon. The island has been inhabited since the 17th century, when people from France and Madagascar settled there. Slavery was abolished on 20 December 1848 (a date celebrated yearly on the island), when the Second Republic abolished slavery in the French colonies.
A 1943 5 French West African franc note French West Africa 500 Francs banknote of 1946. The franc was the currency of French West Africa. The French franc circulated, together with distinct banknotes from 1903 and coins from 1944. It was replaced by the CFA franc in 1945.
The franc finally became the national currency from 1795 until 1999 [3] (franc coins and notes were legal tender until 2002). Though abolished as a legal coin by King Louis XIII in 1641 in favor of the gold louis and silver écu, the term franc continued to be used in common parlance for the livre tournois. The franc was also minted for many of ...
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 1 and 2 franc coins were discontinued, and a new bimetallic 200 franc coin was issued. The old coins were withdrawn from circulation in January 2023. Since the lowest denomination in use is now the 5 franc coin, cash transactions are now subject to rounding: Ending in 1 or 2 francs: round down to 0. Ending in 3 or 4 francs: round up to 5.
From 1966, coins were produced in the name of the New Hebrides. In 1969, the New Hebrides franc broke away from the CFP franc and maintained the relationship with the Australian dollar of 100 francs = 1 dollar until 1973. In 1981, the franc was replaced at par by the vatu following independence as Vanuatu. The Australian dollar continued to ...