French francs
Pre-euro Gallic money
French francs were the currency of France from the late 18th century until 2002, when the euro replaced them.
The franc was divided into 100 centimes.
References to francs in historical contexts—novels, travel writing, financial records—typically mean French francs unless otherwise specified: The painting sold for twelve thousand francs.
Paper currency notes
- coinsMetal money units
- denominationNamed religious group
- centimesHundredth-unit coins
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
exchange · conversion · cash · wallet · transaction · payment · forex · funds
French emperor, military genius
- ancien régimeReplaced system of governance
- livreBook, in French
- gold standardMeasure of ultimate quality
- bimetallismDual-metal currency backing
Louis XIV · Vichy · rooster · Marianne · sou · denier · postwar · interwar
Object worth amassing
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- uncirculatedNever entered commerce
- gradedAssigned a score
- auctionCompetitive public sale
collector · antique · rarities · catalogue · authentication · appraisal · condition · provenance
Shared continental currency
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- conversion rateProportion completing desired action
- transitionChange from one state
- 1999Final twentieth-century year
2002 · nostalgia · replacement · adoption · Maastricht · eurozone
Sustained price level increase
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- purchasing powerEconomic spending ability
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- monetary policyCentral bank economic controls
revaluation · depreciation · stability · convertibility · parity · speculation · crisis · floating
banknotes
Paper currency notes
- coinsMetal money units
- denominationNamed religious group
- centimesHundredth-unit coins
legal tender · exchange · conversion · cash · wallet · transaction · payment · forex · funds · deposit
Napoleon
French emperor, military genius
- ancien régimeReplaced system of governance
- livreBook, in French
- gold standardMeasure of ultimate quality
Louis XIV · bimetallism · Vichy · rooster · Marianne · sou · denier · postwar · interwar
collectible
Object worth amassing
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- uncirculatedNever entered commerce
- gradedAssigned a score
auction · collector · antique · rarities · catalogue · authentication · appraisal · condition · provenance · specimen
euro
Shared continental currency
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- conversion rateProportion completing desired action
- transitionChange from one state
1999 · 2002 · nostalgia · replacement · adoption · Maastricht · eurozone
inflation
Sustained price level increase
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- purchasing powerEconomic spending ability
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
monetary policy · revaluation · depreciation · stability · convertibility · parity · speculation · crisis · floating · pegged
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