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  Franc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The franc was originally a French Gold coin of 3.87 g minted in 1360 on the occasion of the release of King John II ('the good'), held by the English since his capture at the Battle of Poitiers four years earlier.
Though abolished as a legal coin by Louis XIII in 1641 in favor of the gold louis or écu, the term franc continued to be used in common parlance for the livre.
In 1926 Belgium as well as France experienced depreciation and an abrupt collapse of confidence, leading to the introduction of a new gold currency for international transactions, the belga of 5 francs, and the country's withdrawal from the monetary union, which ceased to exist at the end of the year.
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 Franc - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The franc was originally a French gold coin of 3.87 g minted in 1360 on the occasion of the release of King John II("the good"), held by the English since his capture at the Battle of Poitiers four years earlier.
In 1865 France, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy created the Latin Monetary Union (to be joined by Greece in 1868): each would possess a national currency unit (franc, lira,drachma) worth 4.5 g of silver or 0.290 322 g of gold (fine), all freely exchangeable at a rate of 1:1.
The Congolese Franc isused in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Suppressed in 1967 by Mobutu, it wasre-established in 1998 by LaurentKabila.
www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /?t=Franc   (647 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> franc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The French franc was the national currency of France from 1360 until 1641, and from 1795 until 1999 (franc coins and notes were legal tender until 2002).
Though abolished as a legal coin by Louis XIII in 1641 in favor of the gold louis and silver écu, the term franc continued to be used in common parlance for the livre tournois.
The Malagasy franc was replaced by the Malagasy ariary on January 1, 2005.
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 Djiboutian_Franc
The decline in the value of the French franc following the First World War caused 500 and 1000 francs notes to be introduced in 1927 and 1938, respectively.
In 1949, an independent Djiboutian franc came in to being when the local currency was pegged to the US dollar at a rate of 214.392 francs = 1 dollar.
In 1971 and 1973, the franc was revalued against the US dollar, first to a rate of 197.466 to the dollar, then 177.721, a rate which has been maintained ever since.
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 Djiboutian franc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Djiboutian franc is a currency used in the African nation of Djibouti.
Essentially the Franc is a continuation of the old french Franc prior to its revaluation in 1960, initially the Bank of Indo China issued banknotes in 1920 designed only for Djibouti with Djibouti written in French, Arabic and Afar.
Coins were issued in 1948 under French Somaliland, from 1968 as French Afars and Issas and upon independence in 1975 as Djibouti.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Djiboutian_franc   (161 words)

  
 Franc - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Though abolished as a legal coin by Louis XIII in 1641 in favor of the gold louis or écu, the term franc continued to be used in common parlance for the livre.
The Comoros established in 1981 an arrangement with the French government similiar to that of the CFA franc.
Originally, 50 Comorian francs were worth 1 French franc, in 1994, the rate was changed to 75 Comorian francs to the French franc.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Franc   (872 words)

  
 Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Franc
The Comoros established in 1981 an arrangement with the French government similiar to that of the CFA franc.
Originally, 50 Comorian francs were worth 1 French franc, in 1994, the rate was changed to 75 Comorian francs to the French franc.
Like the French franc, the Belgian/Luxemburgese franc ceased to exist in January 1, 1999, when it became fixed at 1 EUR= 40.3399 BEF/LUF, thus a franc was worth 0.024789 andeuro;.
www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=franc   (758 words)

  
 Franc
The franc is the name of several currency units, most notably the French franc, the currency of France until it adopted the euro in 2002; and the Swiss franc, still a major world currency today due to the prominence of Swiss financial institutions.
The franc is sometimes italianised or hispanicised as the Franco, for instance in Luccan Franco.
The French franc was the national currency of France from 1360 until 1641 and again from 1795 until 1999 (franc coins and notes were legal tender until 2002).
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 Currency - Simple English Wikipedia
CFA franc - Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Republic of the Congo,
CFP franc - France's Pacific territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna.
Djiboutian franc - Djibouti (pegged to the US dollar since 1973).
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 :::► Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄:::
The franc was originally a French gold coin of 3.87 g minted in 1360 on the occasion of the release of King John II of France John II ("the good"), held by the English since his capture at the Battle of Poitiers four years earlier.
The French franc was the national currency of France from 1360 until 1641, and from 1795 until 2002.
Though abolished as a legal coin by Louis XIII of France Louis XIII in 1641 in favor of the gold louis or écu, the term franc continued to be used in common parlance for the livre.
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 Land of Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
This is the only Djiboutian national park and has a vegetation and an avifauna unique for this country.
France was interested in this area because of the strategic position of Djibouti and so the borders of the French Somalia have been traced.
The conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea in the nineties helped the Djiboutian economy because Addis Ababa couldn’t count on his ports on the red sea and had to treat with Djibouti, this compromised relations between Djibouti and Eritrea.
www.landofafrica.ch /country.php?country=15   (616 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The French franc symbol is an F with a line through it.
Greece in 1868): each would possess a national currency unit (franc, lira, drachma) worth 4.5 g of silver or 0.290 322 g of gold, all freely exchangeable at a rate of 1:1.
The Swiss franc is used in Switzerland and in
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Franc.html   (620 words)

  
 Franc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The franc is the name of several currency units, most notably for the former French francs.
Though abolished as a legal coin by Louis XIII in 1641 in favor of the gold louis or ecu, the term Franc continued to be used in common parlance for the livre.
This controversial decision was taken by the new president of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana.
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 Franc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The franc is originally the French gold coin of 3.87 g minted in 1360 on an occasion of an release of King John II ("the good"), held by an English since his capture at an Battle of Poitiers four years earlier.
The French franc is an national currency of France from 1360 until 1641, with from 1795 until 1999 (franc coins with notes were legal tender until 2002).
In 1865 France, Belgium, Switzerland with Italy created an Latin Monetary Union (to be joined by Greece in 1868): each would possess the national currency unit (franc, lira, drachma) worth 4.5 g of silver or 0.290 322 g of gold (fine), all freely exchangeable at the rate of 1:1.
adeodatus.blogmobs.com /Franc   (899 words)

  
 Rwandan Franc Encyclopedia Article @ 216.92.11.26   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The franc (ISO 4217:RWF; also RWFR) is the currency of Rwanda.
The franc became the currency of Rwanda in 1916, when Belgium occupied the previously German colony.
The Belgian Congo franc replaced the German East African rupie.
216.92.11.26 /encyclopedia/Rwandan_franc   (227 words)

  
 Country Profiles Foreign & Commonwealth Office
The economy relies almost entirely on (1) revenues from agreements underpinning military bases of France and the coalition Task Force and (2) the port of Djibouti and its development as a commercial and service centre.
The new port of Doraleh is intended to boost Djibouti’s role as a commercial hub at the mouth of the Red Sea.
Djiboutian diplomatic representation in the UK is covered by their Embassy in Paris.
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 Franc: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes (A fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal a)
Djiboutian Franc (The djiboutian franc is a currency used in the african nation of djibouti....)
The Latverian Franc is the currency of the fictional country of Latveria (Latveria is a fictional nation in the marvel universe....)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/franc   (2711 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Currency
To find out which currency is used in a particular country, start at the countries of the world or look at the table of historical exchange rates
Nowadays ISO have introduced a system, ISO 4217 using three-letter codes to define currency, in order to remove the confusion that there are dozens of currencies called the dollar and many called the franc.
Even the pound is used in nearly a dozen different countries, all of course, with wildly differing values.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/c/cu/currency.html   (1068 words)

  
 Djiboutian Franc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Djiboutian franc is the currency used in an African nation of Djibouti.
Essentially an Franc is the continuation of an old french Franc prior to its revaluation in 1960, initially an Bank of Indo China issued banknotes in 1920 designed only of Djibouti with Djibouti written in French, Arabic with Afar.
Djiboutian franc® is the registered trademark of an Djiboutian franc Foundation, Inc.
bristow.blogmobs.com /Djiboutian_franc   (239 words)

  
 Djibouti (03/07)
Further exploration by Henri Lambert, French Consular Agent at Aden, and Captain Fleuriot de Langle led to a treaty of friendship and assistance between France and the sultans of Raheita, Tadjoura, and Gobaad, from whom the French purchased the anchorage of Obock (1862).
Boundaries of the protectorate, marked out in 1897 by France and Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, were affirmed further by agreements with Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I in 1945 and 1954.
The area was ruled by the Vichy (French) government from the fall of France until December 1942, and fell under British blockade during that period.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5482.htm   (3946 words)

  
 Djiboutian banking sector   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Djiboutian financial place has a reliable and modern bank system (leaned on international bank groups with AAA grading type) as well as monetary policy that defines the freedom of capitals movements and the change control does not exist.
Djiboutian currency is also stable and freely convertible (this currency is linked to the American dollar by a fixed parity since March 1945) and this situation favours foreign deposits entry on home place.
This free convertibility of Djiboutian franc, which ensures its stability, is provided by the “currency board” monetary system.
www.djiboutinvest.dj /en/opports/banking_sector.htm   (310 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The US $2.8 million provided by France for temporary works on the Arta - Dikhil portion of the existing route is considerably less than what is needed to provide even temporary relief over the medium term (5 years).
Presently, Djiboutian involvement in the trucking industry is minimal, with more than 90 percent of the cargo being carried by Ethiopian truckers.
A Djiboutian counterpart engineer located in the PIU would work with the force account management unit to assume full leadership of the unit subsequent to the construction manager's departure.
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 A Briggs :: Djibouti Foreign Entry Requirements
Overseas, inquiries may be made at the nearest Djiboutian embassy or consulate.
In countries where there is no Djiboutian diplomatic representation, travelers may sometimes obtain visas at the French Embassy.
Djiboutian security forces do not have a widespread presence in those regions.
www.abriggs.com /high_level/FER_D/Djibouti_FER.php   (1115 words)

  
 Factacular.com : Currencies
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States; previously the Guinea-Bissau peso (GWP) was used
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 Djiboutian Franc, DJF, Currency of Djibouti
The Djiboutian franc, denoted by the ISO code DJF is the official currency of Djibouti, an African nation.
Inflation, on the other hand, is less of a concern as there is a fixed tie of the Djiboutian franc to the US dollar.
The artificially high value of the franc adversely affects the nation's balance of payments.
www.gocurrency.com /countries/djibouti.htm   (460 words)

  
 Djiboutian franc at AllExperts
The Djiboutian franc is the official currency of the African nation of Djibouti.
Essentially the Franc is a continuation of the old French Franc prior to its revaluation in 1960, initially the Bank of Indo China issued banknotes in 1920 designed only for Djibouti with Djibouti written in French, Arabic and Afar.
Coins were issued in 1948 under French Somaliland, from 1968 as French Afars and Issas and upon independence in 1977 as Djibouti.
en.allexperts.com /e/d/dj/djiboutian_franc.htm   (175 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Field Listing - Currency
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States; previously the Guinea-Bissau peso (GWP) was used
www.faqs.org /docs/factbook/fields/2065.html   (919 words)

  
 Convert Djiboutian Francs (DJF) and Ecuadorian Sucres (ECS): Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator
Enter the amount to be converted in the box to the left of the currency and press the "convert" button.
RSS Feed - The Ecuadorian Sucres and Djiboutian Francs exchange rate delivered to your personal home page.
The Djiboutian Franc is divided into 100 centimes.
coinmill.com /DJF_ECS.html   (403 words)

  
 afrol News - Foreigners expulsion had mixed results on Djiboutian economy
Subtracting the number of people expelled, suggests that the population of the city might now be in the range 350,000 to 450,000, representing a 20 percent population loss.
The overall effect on the 'very poor' and 'poor' is probably not all that great, since any loss of petty trading income has in general been offset by an increase in the earnings from casual labour, the study found.
Wage rates for domestic workers are reported to have increased from between Djiboutian franc 6-8,000 per month before the expulsions to franc 10-12,000 per month now.
www.afrol.com /articles/11183   (715 words)

  
 Djibouti Economy Profile 2006
An unemployment rate of at least 50% continues to be a major problem.
While inflation is not a concern, due to the fixed tie of the Djiboutian franc to the US dollar, the artificially high value of the Djiboutian franc adversely affects Djibouti's balance of payments.
Djiboutian francs per US dollar - 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003), 177.72 (2002), 177.72 (2001)
www.indexmundi.com /djibouti/economy_profile.html   (258 words)

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