The French franc was a commonly held international reserve currency of reference in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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The French franc was a commonly held international reserve currency of reference in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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The obverse legend, like other French coins, gives the king's title as Francorum Rex and provides another reason to call the coin a franc.
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Nevertheless, the name "French franc" continued in accounting as a synonym for the livre tournois.
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Decimal "French franc" was established as the national currency by the National Convention of Revolutionary France in 1795 as a decimal unit of 4.
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In January 1960 the French franc was revalued, with 100 existing francs making one nouveau franc.
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Copper coins were rarely issued between 1801 and 1848, so the quarter French franc was the lowest current denomination in circulation.
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The quarter French franc was discontinued, with silver 20-centime coins issued between 1849 and 1868 as the smallest silver coin produced in France.
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In 1933, a nickel 5-French franc coin was minted, but was replaced by a large aluminium-bronze 5-French franc coin.
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Nickel 10-French franc piece was issued on 22 October 1986, in an attempt to increase usability, reduce counterfeiting, and make it easier for vending machines to recognise.
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All French franc coins were demonetized in 2005 and are no longer redeemable at the.
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