Franc
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The franc is a former primary currency used in several European and African countries, most notably France and Switzerland, before largely being replaced by the euro in the Eurozone.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franc canonical | 1 |
| Francs | 1 |
| Saar franc | 1 |
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Currency
ⓘ
Former currency unit ⓘ |
| category |
African currencies
ⓘ
European currencies ⓘ Former national currencies of the eurozone ⓘ |
| historicallyDividedInto | 100 centimes ⓘ |
| introducedCentury | 14th century (as a French coin) ⓘ |
| ISO4217CodeExample |
BEF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CHF ⓘ FRF NERFINISHED ⓘ LUF NERFINISHED ⓘ XAF NERFINISHED ⓘ XOF NERFINISHED ⓘ XPF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorType |
Belgian franc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burundian franc NERFINISHED ⓘ CFA franc NERFINISHED ⓘ CFP franc NERFINISHED ⓘ Comorian franc NERFINISHED ⓘ Djiboutian franc NERFINISHED ⓘ French franc NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinean franc NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourgish franc NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwandan franc NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss franc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Euro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCurrencyIn |
Andorra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Monaco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInEurozone | Replaced by euro ⓘ |
| statusInSwitzerland | Legal tender ⓘ |
| subunitOf | Euro (for former Eurozone francs) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
CHF (for Swiss franc)
ⓘ
F ⓘ Fr ⓘ |
| usedAsPrimaryCurrency | Yes ⓘ |
| usedBeforeEuroIn | Eurozone countries using the franc ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Andorra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ Central African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Comoros NERFINISHED ⓘ Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Djibouti NERFINISHED ⓘ Equatorial Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivory Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Liechtenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Monaco NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Switzerland and Liechtenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Francs