French franc (Latin Monetary Union)

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currency unit gold standard monetary standard silver standard

The French franc of the Latin Monetary Union was a 19th–20th century gold and silver-based currency standard that served as the reference unit for several European currencies, including the Italian lira.

Aliases (4)

French franc ×22
Belgian franc ×1
French franc (post–Latin Monetary Union national currency) ×1
franc ×1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	currency unit → gold standard → monetary standard → silver standard →
basisOf	Latin Monetary Union currency system →
category	European currency history → historical currency →
country	France →
denominationName	franc →
historicalStatus	obsolete currency standard →
influenced	monetary policy in member states of the Latin Monetary Union →
introducedFor	harmonization of European coinage →
legalTenderIn	France (Latin Monetary Union period) →
metalStandard	gold → silver →
monetaryRole	anchor currency of the Latin Monetary Union →
monetarySystemType	bimetallic standard →
monetaryUnion	Latin Monetary Union →
referenceForExchangeRates	Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) → Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union) → Italian lira (Latin Monetary Union) → Swiss franc (Latin Monetary Union) →
region	Europe →
servedAs	reference unit for several European currencies →
standardizedBy	Latin Monetary Union treaty →
subunit	centime →
successorCurrency	French franc (post–Latin Monetary Union national currency) → euro (indirectly, via later French franc) →
timePeriod	19th century → 20th century →
usedAsReferenceBy	Belgian franc → Greek drachma (LMU) → Italian lira → Swiss franc →
usedFor	international trade settlements among Latin Monetary Union members →
usedIn	France →
valuationBasis	fixed weight of gold → fixed weight of silver →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First French Empire ("French franc") → Free France ("French franc") → French Algeria ("French franc") → French Empire ("French franc") → French First Republic ("French franc") → French Fourth Republic ("French franc") → French Second Republic ("French franc") → Provisional Government of the French Republic ("French franc") →	currency
French West African franc ("French franc") → Italian lira → piastre of French Indochina ("French franc") →	peggedTo
West African CFA franc ("French franc") → XAF ("French franc") →	previouslyPeggedTo
Euro ("French franc") → euro ("French franc") →	replacedCurrency
Tunisian franc ("French franc") →	basedOn
French franc (Latin Monetary Union) ("franc") →	denominationName
Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union) ("French franc") →	fixedExchangeWith
Latin Monetary Union ("French franc") →	inspiredBy
Napoleonic Italian lira ("French franc") →	modeledOn
Napoleonic Italian lira ("French franc") →	parityWith
Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) →	peg
Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union) ("French franc") →	pegTarget
Napoleonic Italian lira ("French franc") →	relatedCurrency
Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) →	relatedTo
French franc (Latin Monetary Union) ("French franc (post–Latin Monetary Union national currency)") →	successorCurrency
French franc (Latin Monetary Union) ("Belgian franc") →	usedAsReferenceBy
French Equatorial Africa ("French franc") →	usedCurrency