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    1998 and 2002, the conversion of francs to euros was carried out at a rate of 6.55957 francs to 1 euro. The French Franc traces its origins to the Carolingian...
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    Banknotes of the Swiss franc are issued by the Swiss National Bank in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 1,000 Swiss francs. Between 2016 and 2019...
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    denominations of 5 centimes, 10 centimes, 20 centimes, 1⁄2 franc (50 centimes), 1 franc, 2 francs, and 5 francs. All coins have the legend of either Helvetia or...
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  • no longer used. In April 2024, 2,800 francs was equivalent to US$1. Currency denominated in centimes and francs (called frank in Dutch) was first introduced...
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    and 20 francs were introduced in 1930 and 1931, respectively, followed by silver 20 francs in 1933 and 50 francs in 1939. In 1938 the 5 franc was reduced...
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    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 new franc = 100 old francs. In...
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  • exchange rate was 1 Madagascar-Comores CFA franc = 0.02 French francs (50 Madagascar-Comores CFA francs = 1 French franc). On 26 June 1960, Madagascar gained...
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    400 rappen (4 old francs) or 5-franc coins of 350 rappen, one computes at 7 old francs to 10 new francs. Hence CHF 40 = 28 old francs = 7 kronenthalers...
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  • 1970 by 1⁄2 and 2 francs also in aluminium. A reduced sized copper-nickel 10 franc coin was issued in 1974. Brass 20 and 50 francs were introduced in...
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    50, 100, 500, 1,000 and 5,000 francs. 10 francs were replaced by coins in 1968. 2,000 franc notes were introduced in 2001, followed by 10,000 francs in...
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    cupronickel. In 1971, the franc was replaced by syli at a rate of 1 syli = 10 francs. 20 percent was used by francs The Guinean franc was reintroduced as Guinea's...
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    the CFA franc countries, as well as repatriating banknotes to their country of origin. 50-franc notes were last issued in 1959, with 100 francs not issued...
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    with face values of 10 francs and 20 francs; and ten years later gold coins with face values of 25 francs, 50 francs and 100 francs. The obverse of these...
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  • Luxembourg franc was equal to 1 Belgian franc. Belgian francs were legal tender in Luxembourg, and Luxembourg francs were legal tender in Belgium. Nevertheless...
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    worth 1.7 French francs and then from 1948, 2 francs (from 1960: 0.02 new franc) but after January 1994 worth only 0.01 French franc. Therefore, from...
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    two months in prison and fined 50 francs for approaching the station too fast. One of the guards was fined 25 francs as he had been preoccupied with...
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    the French franc circulated alongside the Indian rupee and the Maria Theresa thaler. These coexisted with 2 francs = 1 rupee and 4.2 francs = 1 Maria Theresa...
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    and 50 francs and cupro-nickel 100 francs were issued, with the size of the 100 francs reduced to match the French coin in 1956. When the franc was revalued...
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    1965, 1 franc (1 iraimbilanja) and 2 francs (venty sy kirobo) coins were issued, followed by 5 francs (1 ariary) in 1966 and 10 and 20 francs (2 and 4...
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    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...
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  • replaced the Congolese franc at par and was consequently initially equal to the Belgian franc. This established an exchange rate of 50 francs = 1 U.S. dollar...
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  • peseta at a rate of 1 peseta = 10 francs. In 1960, the dirham was introduced. It was subdivided into 100 francs. The franc was replaced as the subdivision...
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  • Francization (in American English, Canadian English, and Oxford English) or Francisation (in other British English), also known as Frenchification, is...
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    which was worth 50 francs to England. The customhouse would record an export of 50 francs. If in England, the wine sold for 70 francs (or the pound equivalent)...
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    well as cash reserves and prices denominated in francs were to be converted at the rate of 100 francs = 0.8507 Deutsche Mark (§ 2). The conversion had...
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  • 100 franc coins were introduced. These were followed by nickel 10 and 20 francs in 1967, nickel-brass 1, 2 and 5 francs in 1970 and nickel 50 francs in...
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    Silver coin: 50 Francs, 25th Anniversary of Rainier III reign of Principality of Monaco (1949 – 1974)...
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  • what he pays for", Michelin decided to charge for the guide, about 7.50 francs or US$2.15 in 1922. They also made several changes, notably listing restaurants...
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    Isabelle de Charrière (1771) Marie Fel French banknotes denominated at 50 francs, issued from 1976 to 1992, featured de La Tour's portrait. François Marandet...
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  • 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...
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