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French franc

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Currency of France.PRE-EURO.French franc

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French town rakes in French francs for exchange

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France's last chance to swap francs for euros

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French franc Coins collection | France - Europe

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French banknotes French franc money currency of France before the Euro.

The franc, 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. It was reintroduced in 1795. It was revalued in 1960, with each new franc (NF) being worth 100 old francs. The NF designation was continued for a few years before the currency returned to being simply the franc; the French continued to reference and value items in terms of the old franc until the introduction of the euro in 1999 and 2002. The French franc was a commonly held international reserve currency of reference in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • Before the French Revolution 

  • French Revolution 

  • French Empire and Restoration 

  • Latin Monetary Union 

  • World War I 

  • World War II 

  • Post-War period 

  • New franc 

  • Economic and Monetary Union 

  • Before World War I 

  • From World War II to the currency reform 

  • Banknotes 

  • ''De facto'' currency