French West African franc

E97384

The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.


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 administration
monetarySystem decimal
peggedTo French franc
region West Africa
replacedBy CFA franc
West African CFA franc
replaces French franc
subunit centime
subunitRatio 1 franc = 100 centimes
successorCurrency West African CFA franc
usedBy French colonial empire
usedIn Dahomey
French Sudan NERFINISHED
French West Africa NERFINISHED
French colonial territories in West Africa
Guinea NERFINISHED
Ivory Coast NERFINISHED
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal NERFINISHED
Togo NERFINISHED
Upper Volta NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
French West Africa
currency
West African CFA franc
replacedCurrency

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