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  Franc article - Franc currency Latin Franks French coins French Switzerland Francophone - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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 ecu, the term franc continued to be used in common parlance for the livre.
The franc was re-established as the national currency by the French Revolutionary Convention in 1795 as a decimal unit of 4.5 g of fine silver (theoretically slightly less than the livre of 4.505 g, though the new coin was set in 1796 at 1.0125 livres, reflecting in part the past minting of sub-standard coin).
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 Luxemburgese franc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.
1 Luxembourg franc was equal to 1 Belgian franc.
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 Franc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Congolese franc is used in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Latverian Franc is the currency of the fictional country of Latveria.
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 Franc - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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.
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 Franc [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
One franc is typically divided into 100 centimesCentime is French for "cent", and is used in English as the name of the fraction currency in several Francophone countries (including Switzerland and formerly France), where it is one hundredth of a franc....
The Latverian Franc is the currency of the fictional country of LatveriaLatveria is a fictional nation in the Marvel Universe.
Belgian franc The Belgian franc (French franc belge, Dutch belgische frank) was the currency of Belgium before the adoption of the euro.
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The franc was originally a French gold coin of 3.87 g minted in
From January 1, 1999, the value exchange rate of the French franc against the euro was set at a fix parity of 1 EUR=6.55957
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.
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 Franc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The CFA Franc: zone of fragile stability in Africa.
When viewed as part of a wider franc zone, however, its viability and its benefits become clearer...
Franc-Or Announces Partial Exercise of Newmont Subscription Receipts and Extension of Expiry Date.
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 luxemburgese_franc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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...
Luxemburgese franc The conquest of most of western Europe by Revolutionary and Napoleonic France led to the franc's wide circulation Luxemburgese franc, Information, reference       ...
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...
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Before the introduction of the euro, francs were also used in France,
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 Swiss franc is used in Switzerland and in
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 Learn about Franc. Complete listing of Franc. Franc in Smartpedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Before the introduction of the euro, francs were also used in
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.
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 Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
With the creation of a gold franc in).
Fourteen African countries use the 1994 worth only 0.01 French franc.
In the gold value was made the fixed standard, a situation which was to continue until 1914.
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