French West African franc
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The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French West African franc canonical | 4 |
| Malian franc (historical) as budget currency | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766723 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French West African franc Context triple: [French West Africa, currency, French West African franc]
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A.
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several West African countries, issued by the Central Bank of West African States and pegged to the euro.
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B.
Central African CFA franc
The Central African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several Central African countries, including Gabon, and is guaranteed by the French Treasury.
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C.
Djiboutian franc
The Djiboutian franc is the official monetary unit of Djibouti, a small East African nation strategically located on the Horn of Africa.
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D.
Congolese franc
The Congolese franc is the official monetary unit used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for all financial and commercial transactions.
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E.
Mauritanian ouguiya
The Mauritanian ouguiya is the official monetary unit of Mauritania, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French West African franc Target entity description: The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
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A.
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several West African countries, issued by the Central Bank of West African States and pegged to the euro.
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B.
Central African CFA franc
The Central African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several Central African countries, including Gabon, and is guaranteed by the French Treasury.
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C.
Djiboutian franc
The Djiboutian franc is the official monetary unit of Djibouti, a small East African nation strategically located on the Horn of Africa.
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D.
Congolese franc
The Congolese franc is the official monetary unit used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for all financial and commercial transactions.
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E.
Mauritanian ouguiya
The Mauritanian ouguiya is the official monetary unit of Mauritania, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| country | French West Africa ⓘ |
| currencyCode | no ISO 4217 code ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | first half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
French colonial empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French colonial administration
|
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
|
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
CFA franc
ⓘ
West African CFA franc ⓘ |
| replaces |
CFA franc
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
|
| subunit | centime ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 franc = 100 centimes ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | West African CFA franc ⓘ |
| usedBy | French colonial empire ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Colony of Dahomey
ⓘ
surface form:
Dahomey
French West Africa ⓘ
surface form:
French Sudan
French West Africa ⓘ French colonial territories in West Africa ⓘ Guinea ⓘ Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form:
Ivory Coast
Mauritania ⓘ Niger ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Togo ⓘ Burkina Faso ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Volta
|
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Subject: French West African franc Description of subject: The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Malian franc (historical) as budget currency