The franc was the currency of Algeria between 1848 and 1964. It was subdivided into 100 centime s. History The franc replaced the Algerian budju budju when France occupied the country. It was equivalent to the French franc and was revalued in 1960 at a rate of 100 old francs 1 new franc to maintain the equivalence. The new franc was replaced at par by the Algerian dinar dinar in 1964 following Algerian independace granted by France in 1962. Coins Except for 20 , 50 and 100 franc coins issued between 1949 and 1956, Algeria used the same coins as metropolitan France . Banknotes File Amgot french algeria 2fr.jpg 190px thumb 2 Franc note printed by the Economic Region of Algeria AMGOT on January 31, 1944. The Banque d Alg rie introduced its first notes in 1861. Denominations of five, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 francs were introduced by 1873, although the 10 franc note was only issued in 1871. In 1944, notes were issued in the name of the Region Economique d Alg rie in denominations of 50 centimes, one and two francs. The Bank of Algeria introduced notes worth 10,000 francs and 5,000 francs in 1945 and 1946, respectively. In 1949, the Banque d Alg rie et de la Tunisie commenced banknote issue, with denominations of 500, 1000, 5000 and 10,000 francs. These notes were overprinted with denominations of five, 10, 50 and 100 new francs in 1960. The Bank of Algeria resumed note production with the introduction of the new franc and produced a final series of notes for five, 10, 50 and 100 new francs until 1961. References refbegin numis cite SCWC date 1991 numis cite SCWPM date 1994 refend External links Franc state collapsed Category Currencies of Africa Category Modern obsolete currencies Category Economy of Algeria Category History of Algeria Category 1848 establishments Category 1964 disestablishments Money unit stub Algeria stub France hist stub br Lur Aljeria es Franco argelino fr Franc alg rien it Franco algerino ... more details
Infobox Currency currency name in local franc pacifique small fr icon small image 1 image title 1 iso ... d Outre Mer IEOM issuing authority website www.ieom.fr The CFP franc called the franc in everyday ... currency code is XPF . History 1945 1949 The CFP franc was created in December 1945, together with the CFA franc , used in Africa. The reason for the creation of these francs was the weakness of the French franc immediately after the World War II Second World War . When France ratified the Bretton Woods system Bretton Woods Agreement in December 1945, the French franc was devalued in order to set ... exchange rates for their currency. The CFA franc and the other colonial currencies were set at a fixed exchange rate with the French franc. However, the CFP franc was set at a fixed exchange rate ... of World War II . That situation ended in September 1949 when the CFP franc was given a fixed exchange rate with the French franc. 1949 1985 The CFP franc has been issued by the IEOM Institut ... and the New Hebrides . See French Polynesian franc , New Caledonian franc and New Hebrides franc . Wallis and Futuna uses the New Caledonian franc. Although the banknotes of the New Hebrides bore the name ..., the New Hebrides franc was separated from the CFP franc and was replaced by the Vanuatu vatu in 1982. Since 1985 File Billet 500 xpf.jpg thumb 325px right The new highest denomination 10,000 CFP franc ... name. The 500 franc banknote, issued in 1992, and the 1000 and 5000 franc banknotes, issued in 1995, are also without the overprint. The designs of the 500, 1000, 5000 franc banknotes did not change .... Non fixed exchange rate with the French franc, which devaluates 4 times vs. the US dollar. From 1 XPF 2.40 FRF FRF French franc in December 1945, the exchange rate reached 1 XPF 5.50 FRF in September 1949. September 21, 1949 to December 31, 1959 Fixed exchange rate with the French franc at 1 XPF 5.50 FRF January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1998 Fixed exchange rate with the French franc at 1 XPF 0.055 ... more details
Franc Treiber , 28 January 1809 in Finkenstein am Faaker See Faak am See 24 October 1878 in entjakob is a Slovenian Roman Catholic priest, poet and composer. He composed the song Nmav ez izaro Over the Lake , which became one of the most famous Slovene folk songs, and it s considered to these days the unofficial anthem of Carinthian Slovenes . ref http www.gorenjskiglas.si novice gg plus index.php?action clanek&id 36490 ref References reflist External links http nl.ijs.si 8080 fedoragsearch rest?operation gfindObjects&query treiber Slovenski biografski leksikon 1925 1991 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Treiber, Franc ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1809 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1878 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Treiber, Franc Category 1809 births Category 1878 deaths Category Slovenian poets Category Slovenian composers Category Slovenian Roman Catholic priests Category Carinthian Slovenes sl Franc Treiber ... more details
Infobox film name Le Franc image image size caption director Djibril Diop Mamb ty producer Silvia Voser writer Djibril Diop Mamb ty based on starring music Issa Cissokho br Dieye Ma Dieye cinematography St phan Oriach editing St phan Oriach studio Waka Films distributor California Newsreel California Newsreel Productions released August 1994 Locarno Film Festival br Film date 1995 9 11 Toronto Film Festival runtime 45 min country Film Senegal language Wolof budget Le Franc is a 1994 cinema of Senegal Senegalese short film short comedy film , directed by Djibril Diop Mamb ty . Le Franc is about Marigo, a penniless musician living in a shanty town, relentlessly harassed by his formidable landlady. This film uses the French government s 50 devaluation of the West African CFA franc in 1994, and the resulting hardships as the basis for a whimsical commentary on using the lottery for survival. Le Franc was originally intended as the first film of a trilogy under the title, Tales of Ordinary People . However, Mambety s untimely death in 1998 prevented the completion of the third film. Synopsis Marigo the musician dreams with his instrument a congoma confiscated by his landlady because he never pays the rent. He gets hold of a lottery ticket and decides to put it in a safe place while he ... B as Dwarf Dieye Ma Dieye as Marigo Aminata Fall as Landlady Release Le Franc was released on DVD ... movie 135697 Le Franc overview title Le Franc 1995 NYTimes.com publisher NYTimes.com accessdate 2011 01 26 cite web url http www.newsreel.org guides francpetite.htm title LE FRANC and LA PETITE ... From Senegal Le Franc, Picc Mi, Fary L anesse accessdate 2011 01 29 External links Allmovie title le franc 135697 IMDb title 0109834 rotten tomatoes le franc tcmdb title 517083&atid 0 Djibril Diop Mamb ty CinemaofSenegal DEFAULTSORT Franc, Le Category 1994 films Category Senegalese films Category ... Films shot in Senegal Category 1990s short films es Le Franc ... more details
unreferenced date September 2011 Infobox Currency currency name in local franc monegasque small fr icon small image 1 1FrancMonaco1978face.jpg image title 1 1 Monaco franc 1978 coin obverse image 2 1FrancMonaco1978pile.jpg image title 2 Monaco franc 1978 coin reverse iso code MCF using countries MCO , FRA , and AND pegged with French franc at par ERM since N A ERM fixed rate since 31 December 1998 sup 1 sup euro replace non cash 1 January 1999 euro replace cash 1 January 2002 ERM fixed rate 6.55957 MCF subunit ratio 1 1 100 subunit name 1 centime symbol fr. or F symbol subunit 1 used coins 10, 20 ... ol li indirectly 1 1 peg to FRF ol The franc ISO 4217 MCF was the official currency of the Principality of Monaco until 2002 de facto , 1999 de jure , when it changed to the euro . The franc was subdivided into 100 centimes or 10 decimes . The Mon gasque franc circulated alongside the French franc with the same value. Like the French franc, the Mon gasque franc was revalued in 1960 at a rate of 100 old francs 1 new franc. The official euro to franc exchange rate was MCF 6.55957 to EUR 1 ... coins. The period for exchange of the coins for euros has expired. The Monegasque franc was legal tender ... coin in 1956. When the franc was revalued in 1960, Monaco issued nickel 1 franc and silver 5 francs. In 1962, aluminium bronze 10, 20 and 50 centimes coins were added, followed by nickel franc coins ... emergency issuance of 25 and 50 centime and 1 franc notes on 28 April 1920, followed by a second issued of 25 centime and 1 franc notes with different color schemes. The violet 25 ... reflist Franc Euro topics Category 2002 disestablishments Category Currencies of Europe Category ... obsolete currencies Category France Monaco relations br Lur Monaco ca Franc monegasc cs Monack frank de Monegassischer Franc es Franco monegasco fr Franc mon gasque ko it Franco monegasco lt Monako frankas ja pl Frank monakijski pt Franco monegasco ro Franc monegasc ru ... more details
Infobox Currency currency name in local lang fr franc Luxembourgeois small fr icon small br lang de Luxemburger ... Franc.jpg image title 1 1 Luxembourg franc 1981 image width 1 150 image 2 image title 2 1 Luxembourg franc 1990 reverse image width 2 113 iso code LUF using countries LUX br BEL pegged with Belgian franc ... footnotes sup 1 sup Belgian franc coins were also used br sup 2 sup Belgian franc notes including 10,000 ... Luxembourg Luxembourg central bank . The Luxembourgish franc lang fr franc , lang lb Frang , lang de Franken was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 except during the period 1941 44 . The franc ... 2002, the franc was officially a subdivision of the euro 1 euro 40.3399 francs but the euro did not circulate ... were not available yet. The franc was subdivided into 100 centimes. History for an earlier ... ic France led to the French franc French franc s wide circulation, including in Luxembourg ... s currency. Following Belgium Belgium s independence from the Netherlands, the Belgian franc was adopted ... began issuing its own franc, at par with the Belgian franc. The Luxembourg franc followed the Belgian franc into the Latin Monetary Union in 1865. In 1926, Belgium withdrew from the Latin Monetary ... francs was revised, with 1 Luxembourg franc 1 Belgian francs. In May 1940, the franc was pegged to the German ... and on 20 January 1941, the Reichsmark was declared the only legal tender and the franc was abolished ... franc was reestablished in 1944, once more tied to the Belgian franc at par. The Luxembourg franc was fixed at 1 euro 40.3399 francs on 1 January 1999. Euro coins and banknotes were introduced on 1 January 2002. Old franc coins and notes lost their legal tender status on 28 February 2002. Use of Belgian franc Between 1944 and 2002, 1 Luxembourg franc was equal to 1 Belgian franc. Belgian ... in 1924, along with nickel 1 and 2 francs coins. The franc coins bore the inscription Bon Pour ... and 1 franc pieces issued in 1938 and 1939. The first coins issued after the war were bronze 25 centimes ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Livvi Franc image Livvi Franc 091212 Photoby Adam Bielawski.jpg caption Livvi Franc Performing at 2009 B96 Jingle Bash on December 12, 2009 ... Charlotte Waithe born May 31, 1988 , better known by her stage name Livvi Franc , is a United Kingdom British singer songwriter of Barbadian descent. Life and career Franc was born in Harrogate , North Yorkshire , ref name bas citation url http www.bluesandsoul.com feature 455 livvi francfranc exchange title Livvi FrancFranc exchange first Pete last Lewis publisher Blues & Soul Music Magazine ... father. ref name starshine citation url http starshinemag.com 2009 04 livvi franc bio title Livvi Franc Bio accessdate 2010 01 03 publisher StarShine Magazine date 12 July 2009 Dead link date November 2010 bot H3llBot ref Franc s stage name was inspired by her late maternal grandfather, Frank Wilson ... to be a musician. Sadly he s no longer here. So, in honour of him, I called myself Livvi Franc Livvi because it s my nickname, and Franc because it s a funkier version of Frank. ref name flavour When Franc was five, the family moved to Barbados, because her parents decided that their daughters, Franc and her elder sister, should experience their Barbadian heritage. ref name bas They would return ... 5913 title Livvi Franc She s a babe in total control date 19 October 2009 first Leonard last Foster accessdate 2010 01 03 publisher Flavour Magazine ref Franc wrote her first song at age eleven and learned ... ref name lime citation url http neonlimelight.com 2009 05 25 limelight spotlight livvi franc title Limelight Spotlight Livvi Franc date 25 May 2009 accessdate 2010 01 03 publisher Neon Limelight ref Franc s first manager discovered her when a friend of Franc s who babysitted for her gave her one of Franc s cassette tape demos. ref name bas Franc then went on to record proper demos in studio in Barbados ..., Franc had gone through three years of artist development and attended workshops on it. ref name ... more details
The franc lang ar was the currency of French Morocco from 1921. It became the currency of all Morocco in 1957 and circulated until 1974. It was divided into 100 centime s Arabic . History Main French Morocco Before the first World War , the Moroccan rial was worth 5 French francs. However, after the war, the franc s value fell, such that when the franc replaced the rial, it was at a rate of 10 francs 1 rial. The Moroccan franc was equal in value to the French franc . When Spanish Morocco was united with the rest of Morocco, the franc replaced the Spanish peseta at a rate of 1 peseta 10 francs. In 1960, the Moroccan dirham dirham was introduced. It was subdivided into 100 francs. The franc was replaced as the subdivision of the dirham by the santim in 1974. Coins Image 1924Morocco25centimes.jpg thumb A 1924 Moroccan 25 centimes, with Thunderbolt privy mark. In 1921, coins were introduced under the reign of Yusef of Morocco Yusuf , in denominations of 25 and 50 centimes and 1 franc. The 25 centimes is a holed, cupro nickel coin, and comes with three Privy mark varieties no privy mark, minted in 1921 at Paris, thunderbolt privy mark minted in 1924 at Poissy, and thunderbolt and torch privy marks minted in 1924 at Poissy. The 50 centimes and franc were both minted in 1921 in Paris, and in 1924 at Poissy with the thunderbolt privy mark. Image AH1370Moroccan5francs.jpg thumb An AH1370 Moroccan 5 francs in Gem Uncirculated. In 1928, under the reign of Mohammed V of Morocco Mohammed V , silver 5, 10 and 20 francs coins were introduced. These coins, and all following coins ... both. Banknotes File Moroccan 10 franc note 1943.jpg thumb A 1943 Moroccan 10 franc note. The first ... in rial. Denominations were for 20 francs 4 rial and 100 francs 20 rial . Although the franc only ... Francaises. 2000 Refend Franc DEFAULTSORT Moroccan Franc Category Currencies of Africa Category ... Category 1921 establishments es Franco marroqu fr Franc marocain ru ... more details
of Congo currency, see Central African CFA franc Infobox Currency currency name in local franc congolais small fr icon small image 1 CongoDemRepP85a 1Franc 1997 1998 donatedth b.jpg image title 1 1 franc ... issuing authority Central Bank of the Congo issuing authority website www.bcc.cd The franc is the currency of the Democratic Republic of Congo . It is subdivided into 100 centimes . First franc, 1887 ... in Congo. These francs were equal in value to the Belgian franc . From 1916, the Congolese franc ... their own Rwanda and Burundi francfranc , whilst, between 1960 and 1963, State of Katanga Katanga also issued its own Katangese francfranc . The franc remained Congo s currency after independence ... coins worth 1 and 2 centimes minted until 1919. Cu pro nickel 50 centime and 1 franc coins were ... in 1936 and 1937 for the issue of nickel bronze 5 franc coins. In 1943, hexagonal, brass 2 franc coins were introduced, followed by round, brass coins worth 1, 2 and 5 francs, and silver 50 franc coins, between 1944 and 1947. In 1952, brass 5 franc coins were issued carrying the name Ruanda ... 50 centimes, 1 and 5 francs followed between 1954 and 1957. In 1965, the only franc denominated coins ... issued 10 and 100 franc notes. In 1912, the Bank of Belgian Congo introduced 20 and 1000 francs, followed by notes of 1, 5 and 100 franc notes in 1914. The 1 franc notes were only printed until 1920, whilst 10 franc notes were introduced in 1937. 500 francs were introduced in the 1940s, with 10,000 ... 1964. In 1962, the Monetary Council of the Republic of Congo introduced 1000 franc notes, which ... s name. In 1963, the Monetary Council issued regular type 100 and 5000 franc notes. Second franc, 1997 The franc was re established in 1997, replacing the new za re at a rate of 1 franc 100,000 new ... designs of 25 centime, 50 centime and 1 franc coins made of non precious metal ..., 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 francs, though all are dated 01.11.1997. 200 franc notes were introduced ... more details
Infobox Currency currency name in local franc rwandais small fr icon small br Ifaranga y u Rwanda small rw icon small image 1 Rwanda francs.jpg image title 1 Current banknotes of the Rwandan franc iso ... authority website www.bnr.rw The Rwandan franc ref name NBRlt currency sign sign FRw , ref name ... History The franc became the currency of Rwanda in 1916, when Belgium occupied the previously German colony and the Congolese franc Belgian Congo franc replaced the German East African rupie . Rwanda used the currency of Belgian Congo until 1960, when the Rwanda and Burundi franc was introduced. Rwanda .... In 1969, aluminium 1 franc coins were introduced, followed in 1970 by and 2 francs also in aluminium. A reduced sized copper nickel 10 franc coin was issued in 1974. Brass 20 and 50 francs were ... coin of 100 Francs was introduced in 2008 dated 2007 1 franc 98 Aluminium, 2 Magnesium 5 francs ... Rwandan franc coins in circulation. Banknotes In 1964, notes of the Rwanda and Burundi Bank of Emission .... These were followed by regular issues for the same amounts. 20 and 50 franc notes were replaced by coins in 1977, with 5,000 franc notes introduced in 1978. The nation s first ever 2,000 franc note was introduced in mid December 2007. the National Bank of Rwanda BNR has announced that the 100 franc ... External links Economy of Rwanda Franc Currencies of Africa Rwanda topics Category Circulating currencies Category Economy of Rwanda Franc Category 1964 introductions ar be be x old bg ca Franc ruand s cs Rwandsk frank da Rwandisk franc de Ruanda Franc et Rwanda frank el es Franco ruand s eo Ruanda franko fr Franc ... he lt Ruandos frankas hu Ruandai frank nl Rwandese frank ja no Rwandisk franc pl Frank rwandyjski pt Franco ruand s ru sv Rwandisk franc tg tr Ruanda frang yo Rwandan franc zh ... more details
Infobox sportsperson name Michal Franc image imagesize caption birth name fullname nickname nationality residence birth date birth date and age 1967 11 2 df yes birth place Karlovy Vary , Czechoslovakia death date death place height weight website country sport Fencing event collegeteam club team turnedpro coach retired coaching worlds regionals nationals olympics paralympics highestranking pb show medals yes Michal Franc born 2 November 1967 is a Czech fencing fencer . He competed in the team p e event at the 1992 Summer Olympics . ref name sports reference cite web url http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes fr michal franc 1.html title Michal Franc Olympic Results accessdate 2011 12 23 work sports reference.com ref References reflist Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Franc, Michal ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Fencer DATE OF BIRTH 1967 11 2 PLACE OF BIRTH Karlovy Vary , Czechoslovakia DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Franc, Michal Category 1967 births Category Living people Category Czech fencers Category Czechoslovak fencers Category Olympic fencers of Czechoslovakia Category Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category People from Karlovy Vary CzechRepublic fencing bio stub ... more details
refimproveBLP date July 2011 Franc O Shea is a bassist and composer born in Swaziland , Africa . ref cite web url http www.allmusic.com artist franc oshea p543557 biography title Franc O Shea last Torreano first Bradley publisher Allmusic accessdate 19 August 2011 ref He has worked with other artists including Steve Howe guitarist Steve Howe Yes band Yes , Lisa Moorish , Mike Lindup Level 42 , Bah Samba , members of Jamiroquai and Beverley Martyn . His playing covers a variety of styles including jazz , Latin American music Latin , rock music rock , world music , flamenco and funk . He released a solo album , entitled Esprit , in 1999 and has recently collaborated with members of Paco de Lucia and Chick Corea s bands on his latest album Alkimia Jorge Pardo, Rubem Dantas as well as Juan Manuel Canizares, Benjamin Sarfas, Philippe Barnes, Nan Mercader, Chema Vilchez, Serguei Sapricheff, etc. He currently teaches at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music and lives between England and Spain . References Reflist External links http www.francoshea.com Franc O Shea.com http www.myspace.com francosheamusic Franc O Shea s Myspace page Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Oshea, Franc ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Oshea, Franc Category Living people Category Year of birth missing living people Category Swazi emigrants to the United Kingdom UK composer stub ... more details
Franc Guben ek 31 october 1937 17 August 2010 was a Slovenes Slovene biochemist and academic , notable for his work on toxin s in snake venom . Guben ek s research focused on Neurotoxicity neurotoxic phospholipase s. With his colleagues at the Jo ef Stefan Institute , he was one of the first Slovene scientists to determine Protein primary structure primary structure of those proteins, later focusing on their Receptor biochemistry receptors and developing a hypothesis about the mechanism of their activity. In later years, he studied molecular evolution of snake venom toxins. He co discovered a novel Transposon mobile element of DNA and demonstrated horizontal gene transfer of this element between snakes and Ruminantia ruminants in evolutionary history which attracted significant attention of the scientific community. Apart from his scientific work, Guben ek chaired the biochemistry department at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology University of Ljubljana , organized several scientific conferences and served in the editorial boards of the journals Acta Chimica Slovenica and Toxicon . He was elected as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization as the first scientist from Slovenia, and a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts . References cite web author Anderluh, Gregor title Profesor Franc Guben ek url http www.sbd.si sl novice 8 1 profesor franc gubensek date 2010 08 20 publisher Slovene Biochemical Society language Slovene accessdate 2011 07 25 cite journal author Kri aj, Igor title Obituary of Franc Guben ek, 1937 2010 journal Toxicon volume 57 year 2011 pages 186 188 doi 10.1016 j.toxicon.2010.10.004 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gubensek, Franc ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1937 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2010 08 17 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gubensek, Franc Category 1937 births Category ... Category Members of Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Slovenia scientist stub sl Franc Guben ek ... more details
five franc note issued in 1939 by the Bank of Algeria In 1903, the Banque de l Alg rie introduced 5 franc notes with the overprint Tunisie . These were followed by 500 francs in 1904, 20, 50 and 10 francs in 1908 and 1000 franc notes in 1918. Between 1918 and 1921, the Regence de Tunis issued notes for 50 centimes, 1 and 2 francs. The bank introduced 5000 franc notes in 1942, whilst the Direction des Finance issued 50 centime, 1 and 2 franc notes in 1943. The last 5 franc notes were issued in 1944 ... franc notes being replaced by coins in 1950. See also Economy of Tunisia References refbegin numis cite SCWC date 1991 numis cite SCWPM date 1994 refend External links Franc state collapsed Category ... fr Franc tunisien it Franco tunisino pl Frank tunezyjski ... more details
The franc was the currency of R union until 1999. Before 1975, R union had its own franc, distinct from that of France. After 1975 ref IEDOM Banque de France History, http www.iedom.fr iedom historique des billets 378.html Historique des billets ref , the French franc circulated. R union now uses the euro . The R union franc was subdivided into 100 centime s . History The French franc circulated on R union alone except for a single coin issue until 1874, when distinct issues of currency commenced. Initially, notes of the Banque de la R union and the Colonial Treasury circulated alongside French currency. In 1896, coins were issued, followed by bank tokens in 1920. In 1945, the CFA franc was created and was adopted in R union, with distinct coins introduced in 1948. Although R union s paper money was stamped with the equivalent value in new francs from 1960, the new franc did not replace the R union franc until 1975 ref IEDOM Banque de France History, http www.iedom.fr iedom historique des billets 378.html Historique des billets ref , when French currency replaced R union s at a rate of 1 French new franc 50 R union CFA francs. Coins File 5F Reunion.jpg 190px thumb right 5 Francs coin of 1955 1779 80 3 sols Isles de France et de Bourbon ref Monnaies de la R union REU http ultramarines.info Reunion Reunion.html History of R union and Mauritius coins ref 1781 3 sous Isles de France et de Bourbon 1816, billon 10 centimes were struck in the name of the Isle de Bourbon as R union was then known . In 1896, cupro nickel 50 centimes and 1 franc coins were issued. 1920, aluminium 5, 10 and 25 centime bank tokens were issued, which circulated until 1941. 1948, aluminium 1 and 2 francs ... references numis cite SCWC date 1979 numis cite SCWPM date 1994 refend See also CFA franc External ... orange.fr dossiers franc cfa creation.html REU Pictures of R union CFA Coins franc DEFAULTSORT Reunion Franc Category Modern obsolete currencies Category Currencies of Africa Category ... more details
Infobox Currency currency name in local franc djibouti small fr icon small small ar icon small image 1 Djiboutianmoney.jpg image title 1 2000 Djiboutian franc iso code DJF using countries ... The franc lang ar is the currency of Djibouti . The ISO 4217 currency code is DJF . Historically ... protectorate, the French franc circulated alongside the Indian rupee and the Maria Theresa thaler ... circulating in Djibouti were legally fixed at the value of the French franc. Starting in 1910, banknotes ..., in the name of the C te Fran aise des Somalis . In 1949, an independent Djiboutian franc ... dollar. This was the value which the French franc had had under the Bretton Woods system until a few ... franc. In 1952, the Public Treasury took over the production of paper money. The change ..., the franc was revalued against the US dollar, first to a rate of 197.466 to the dollar, then 177.721 ... franc. Shapes included round, hexagonal and octagonal. In 1948, aluminium 1, 2 and 5 francs were introduced ... of Commerce notes were introduced in 1919 in denominations of 5, 10 and 50 centimes and 1 franc. The decline in the value of the French franc following World War I caused 500 and 1000 franc banknotes to be introduced in 1927 and 1938, respectively. 10 franc notes were introduced in 1946. When the Public Treasury took over the production of paper money in 1952, the 5, 10 and 20 franc notes ceased production and 5000 franc notes were introduced. In 1970 by the 50 and 100 franc notes were replaced ... have been the introduction of 10,000 franc notes in 1984 and the replacement of the 500 franc note ... topics Economy of Djibouti Franc Currencies of Africa Category Economy of Djibouti Category Fixed exchange ... br Lur Djibouti ca Franc de Djibouti de Dschibuti Franc el es Franco yibutiano eo ibutia franko fr Franc de Djibouti ko bpy it Franco gibutiano lt D ibu io frankas hu Dzsibuti frank nl Djiboutiaanse frank ja no Djiboutisk franc pl Frank d ibutyjski ... more details
Infobox Currency currency name in local franc small fr icon small image 1 KatangaP7a 50Shillings 1960 f.jpg image title 1 1960 50 francs image 2 image title 2 iso code using countries State of Katanga Katanga subunit ratio 1 1 100 subunit ratio 2 subunit name 1 centime subunit name 2 used coins 1, 5 francs used banknotes 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 francs issuing authority Banque Nationale du Katanga issuing authority website obsolete notice Y The franc was the currency of State of Katanga Katanga between 1960 and 1963 during the Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese province s brief independence. It replaced the Congolese franc at par and was consequently initially equal to the Belgian franc . This established an exchange rate of 50 francs 1 U.S. dollar . Just before Katanga was re annexed by Congo, the exchange rate had fallen to 195 francs 1 U.S. dollar. The currency was replaced at par by the Congolese franc. Coins Bronze coins were issued in 1961 in denominations of 1 and 5 francs. A non circulating gold 5 francs coin was also issued for collectors. Banknotes In 1961, a provisional issue of notes was produced by the government. These were overprinted on notes of the Rwanda and Burundi franc in denominations of 5, 10, 20, and 50 francs. On 9 January 1961, regular notes dated 31.10.60 were issued by the Banque Nationale du Katanga in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 francs. A second series of notes was also issued dated 1962 and 1963 in denominations of 100, 500, and 1000 francs. ref cite book last1 Linzmayer first1 Owen title The Banknote Book chapter Katanga publisher www.BanknoteNews.com year 2012 location San Francisco, CA url http www.banknotebook.com ... Congolese franc ratio at par reason independence n currency location State of Katanga Katanga start 1960 end 1963 n after currency Congolese franc ratio at par reason reunification n end Franc ... of the Democratic Republic of the Congo br Lur Katanga de Katanga Franc es Franco de Katanga ... more details
Infobox Currency currency name in local franc comorien small fr icon small br small ar icon small image 1 image title 1 The new 2000 franc note image 2 image title 2 100 francs iso code KMF using ... de Paris mint website www.monnaiedeparis.com The franc lang fr franc comorien lang ar ISO ... centimes , although no centime denominations have ever been issued. History The French franc became ... issue currency for the colony of Madagascar. The Malagasy franc French franc malgache was equivalent to the French franc and French coins continued to circulate as Madagascar had no coins of its ... Comores CFA franc was established and its value was fixed at 1.7 French franc s. Old Madagascar coins and banknotes continued to circulate as this new currency. On 17 October 1948, the CFA franc ... de Madagascar et des Comores. On 1 January 1960, the French franc was revalued, with 100 old francs becoming 1 new franc. http www.legifrance.gouv.fr texteconsolide AFHCF.htm D cret n 59 1450 du 22 d cembre 1959 The new exchange rate was 1 Madagascar Comores CFA franc 0.02 French francs 50 Madagascar Comores CFA francs 1 French franc . On 26 June 1960, Madagascar gained independence from France ... Comoros part of the franc zone but not part of the CFA franc zone . This agreement provided for the establishment of a system of Fixed exchange rate fixed parity between the French franc and the Comorian franc and free convertibility between the two currencies , guaranteed by the Comorian central bank .... The stability of the Comorian franc is founded on tight monetary and credit discipline, underpinned ... year s budget receipts from their central bank funds. The finance minister ministers of finance of the franc ... a century. Until 1994, the Comorian franc was pegged to the French franc at the rate of 50 Comorian francs to 1 French franc. This was changed on January 12, 1994, when the currency was devaluation devalued in concert with the CFA franc devaluation. however, the Comorian franc was devalued 33 to a new ... more details
Multiple issues like resume March 2012 BLP sources January 2011 Franc P ret is a French cameraman , director and photographer . He is a specialist on Asia. Biography 1996 2007 Franc P ret began working in France as a freelance photographer from 1987, for motorsport and traveling magazine. Between 1994 and 1995 he did much work for L tudiant and Biba magazines. ref L tudiant Magazine, http www.letudiant.fr ref From 1994 to 1996, he mostly spent his life in Taipei, working as a still photographer for movie industry. During those intensive 2 and half years, Franc learned film making on the field, getting closer to the position of assistant director and finally Director of photography. In 1996, Franc P ret was invited by the director Wang Tong to be the stage photographer for the movie Hong Shizi Red Kaki . ref Wang Tong, http www.bookrags.com tandf wang tong tf ref From 1998 to 2003, he set up his life in Japan, writing and shooting travel report for Japanese magazine Hot Bike Japan, Goggle, BMW bike, Garrr... and for the leading motorcycle magazine in France Moto Journal, read by more than 35,000 every week. Settled in Asia, Franc P ret shot the short movie Summers the first movie of Leon ... as chief editor of Moto Crampons and Fresstyle Motocross, Franc decided to gradually go back to Asia ... activity, Franc had created a photography course and a filmmaking course in Shanghai in the frame ... released 3 short movies Hidden Talent , Serial Denatist and Dysfunction . Since 2006, Franc P ret ... 2011 Since 2008 Franc P ret has worked for Sygma Corbis as a photographer. He was invited to photograph ... Musique French Music Festival in Shanghai in 2010. The same year, Franc P ret shot and realized an MTV ... div class references small references div External links Official Franc P ret Database, http ..., http www.mt668.net guochance news 20070710203656.htm Persondata name Peret, Franc alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death place of death DEFAULTSORT Peret, Franc ... more details
notability Biographies date May 2009 Franc Contreras is an American journalist of Mexican descent. He is based in Mexico City where he is a correspondent ref http english.aljazeera.net news americas 2009 02 200922022404773139.html Al Jazeera English Americas Threatened Mexico police boss quits ref for Al Jazeera English , a global news network headquartered in Doha, Qatar . ref http www.poststar.com articles 2006 11 01 news doc4548aba7b0902764236839.txt Al Jazeera says its English language news channel will launch Nov. 15 ref ref http www.bbc.co.uk blogs theeditors 2006 11 a new channel arrives.html A new channel arrives ref ref http www.guardian.co.uk media 2006 dec 13 bbc.middleeastthemedia BBC World dropped by Israeli satellite TV ref Originally from Tucson, Arizona, he has been living and writing from Mexico City and around Latin America since 1996. His previous works have been broadcast on BBC World Service Radio and television, CBS Radio and TV, CBC Radio in Canada and Public Radio International in the United States. Contreras has filed hundreds of news reports with political analysis from an array of countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela. He studied for a Master s degree in journalism at University of Iowa . ref http www.news releases.uiowa.edu 2005 september 090105contreras.html Alumnus, Journalist Contreras To Highlight Hispanic Heritage Month ref References Reflist External links http www.theworld.org ?q node 91 Profile of Franc Contreras The PRI s The World http mexicomonitor.blogspot.com Blog of Franc Contreras http twitter.com FrancMex Twitter page of Franc Contreras http english.aljazeera.net Al Jazeera English http www.youtube.com aljazeeraenglish Youtube channel of Al Jazeera English http news.bbc.co.uk ... Persondata . NAME Contreras, Franc ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American journalist DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Contreras, Franc Category American ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Franc Cifer born 16 February 1971 is a retired Slovenia n football defender . Career Cifer appeared in 291 1. SNL Slovenian first division matches playing for NK Mura and NK Nafta during his career. He was capped for the Slovenia national football team Slovenian national team . Clubs 1991 2004 flagicon Slovenia NK Mura 2004 2006 flagicon Slovenia NK Nafta References http www.national football teams.com v2 player.php?id 21467 National Football Teams http www.prvaliga.si klubi mostvo igralec.asp?idi 5564&id Profile at Prvaliga.si Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cifer, Franc ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer DATE OF BIRTH 16 February 1971 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cifer, Franc Category 1971 births Category Living people Category Slovenian footballers Category Slovenia international footballers Category NK Mura players Category NK Nafta Lendava players Slovenia footy bio stub ... more details
File Franc Kangler 2010.jpg thumb Franc Kangler in 2010 Franc Kangler born 8 July 1965 is a Slovenia n politician, member of the centre right Slovenian People s Party . He currently serves as the mayor of Maribor , ref name eu2008.si cite web url http www.eu2008.si en Media Service Photo Archive May 0526AGRIFISH.html title Informal Meeting of Agriculture Ministers accessdate 2010 02 06 work eu2008.si ref the second largest town in the country. Kangler was born in Maribor, and attended elementary school in Duplek . He continued his studies at the Secondary Police School in Tacen . After that he obtained a first degree in law and is at the moment completing university studies in law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Maribor . He was an employee of the Ministry of Interior of Slovenia. In 1995, he became Secretary of the Municipality of Duplek. In 1996, he was elected as a Deputy to the National Assembly Slovenia National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia for the first time. Currently he is serving his third term of office in that capacity. Franc Kangler has been a member of the national Commission for the Supervision of the Security and Intelligence Services for ten years. He has also been one of the three members of the Slovenian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for ten years. He actively participated in several NATO Assemblies, including the ones in Paris , Copenhagen , Orlando, Florida Orlando , Ottawa , Warsaw , and Prague , as well as in North Atlantic Assemblies in Luxembourg , Ohrid , Bucharest , and Barcelona . He is Chairman of the Traffic Committee ... in Maribor. Franc Kangler is married and has one daughter. References commonscat reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kangler, Franc ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 8 July 1965 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kangler, Franc Category ... politicians Category Mayors of Maribor ro Franc Kangler sl Franc Kangler ... more details
The franc was the currency of Guadeloupe until 2002. It was subdivided into 100 centime s . History The franc was introduced following France France s recovery of the Islands from the U.K. in 1816. It replaced the Guadeloupe livre livre . The French franc circulated, alongside banknotes issued specifically for French Guyana between 1848 and 1961 and notes issued for Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Martinique collectively referred to as the French Antilles between 1961 and 1975. Coins In 1903 and 1921, cupro nickel 50 centimes and 1 franc coins were issued. Banknotes In 1848, the Banque de Pret introduced notes in denominations of 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 francs. The Colonial Treasury issued 1 franc Bons de Caisse from 1854, followed by 2 francs in 1864 and 50 centimes, 5 and 10 francs in 1884. In 1887, the Banque de la Guadeloupe introduced 500 francs notes, followed by 50 centimes, 1, 2, 25 and 100 francs in 1920 and 5 francs in 1928. A final series of notes was introduced by the Banque de la Guadeloupe in 1942, in denominations of 5, 25, 100, 500 and 1000 francs. In 1944, the Caisse Centrale de la France d Outre Mer Central Cashier for Overseas France introduced notes for 10, 20, 100 and 1000 francs. In 1947, a new series of notes was introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000. These notes shared their designs with the notes issued for French Guyana and Martinique. In 1961, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 francs notes were overstamped with their values in nouveaux francs new francs 1, 5, 10 and 50 nouveax francs. The same year, a new series of notes was introduced with the names of Guadeloupe, French Guyana and Martinique on them. In 1963, the Institut ... also French Guianan franc Martinique franc Economy of Guadeloupe References refbegin numis cite SCWC date 1991 numis cite SCWPM date 1994 refend External links franc Category Modern obsolete currencies Category Currencies of the Americas Category Economy of Guadeloupe Franc es Franco guadalupense ... more details
BLP IMDB refimprove date May 2009 tone date December 2011 Infobox person name Franc D Ambrosio image Franc D Ambrosio.jpg imagesize alt caption American singer and actor Franc D Ambrosio appears at the Poncan Theatre in Ponca City, OK on October 9, 2010. birth name birth date Birth date and age 1962 8 11 birth place Bronx, New York , United States death date death place othername occupation Actor , singer yearsactive spouse domesticpartner website Franc D Ambrosio born August 11, 1962 in Bronx, New York , is an American singer and actor, best known for his role in the stage version of Andrew Lloyd Webber s The Phantom of the Opera 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera . He also played the adult Anthony Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part III . Biography Franc D Ambrosio grew up in the Bronx, New York, in a family of bakers. After high school he attended the Hartt School of Music in Hartford ... Motion Picture soundtrack. It was immediately following The Godfather III that Franc was cast ... . During his time in San Francisco, Franc and various cast members recorded an album of Christmas music. Franc s performance of Panis Angelicus on this CD earned him a Grammy consideration for Best ... was a one man show Franc D Ambrosio s Broadway conceived by D Ambrosio and the director Abe Reybold ... crossover into a flourishing solo career. The CD Franc D Ambrosio s Broadway earned a Grammy Consideration for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 2005. Franc D Ambrosio s Broadway was also ... of Fool Am I from the CD Franc D Ambrosio s Broadway was played during Brian Boitano s performance ... the evening s only standing ovation. In 2007 D Ambrosio introduced his new show, Franc D Ambrosio ... . NAME Dambrosio, Franc ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1962 PLACE OF BIRTH Bronx, New York , United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dambrosio, Franc ... alumni pt Franc D Ambrosio ... more details
franc belge small fr icon small br Belgischer Frank small de icon small image 1 20 francs belges.JPG ... issuing authority website www.nbb.be obsolete notice Y The franc French language French franc ... France led to the French franc s wide circulation. In the Austrian Netherlands now Belgium , the franc ... of the Netherlands, the new Kingdom of Belgium in 1832 adopted its own franc, equivalent to the French franc , followed by Luxembourg in 1848 and Switzerland in 1850. Newly unified Italy adopted the Italian ... franc, lira, drachma worth 4.5 g of silver or 290.322 mg of fine gold , all freely exchangeable ... in 1932. In 1935, the Belgian franc was devalued by 28 to 150.632 mg fine gold and the link between the Luxembourg and Belgian francs was revised to 1 Luxembourgish franc 1 Belgian francs. Following Belgium s occupation by Germany in May, 1940, the franc was fixed at a value of 0.1 German Reichsmark Reichsmark , reduced to 0.08 Reichsmark in July, 1940. Following liberation in 1944, the franc ... pound in September 1949. The Belgian franc was devaluated again in 1982. Like 10 other European currencies, the Belgian Luxembourgish franc ceased to exist on January 1, 1999, when it became fixed at 1 EUR 40.3399 BEF LUF, thus a franc was worth 0.024789. Old franc coins and notes lost their legal .... Use of Luxembourgish francs in Belgium Between 1944 and 2002, 1 Luxembourgish franc was equal to 1 Belgian franc. Both francs were legal tender in the two countries. Nevertheless, payment ... 5 Francs 1873 Between 1832 and 1834, copper 1, 2, 5 and 10 centime, silver , , 1, 2 and 5 franc, and gold 20 and 40 franc coins were introduced. Some of the early 1 and 2 centimes were struck over Dutch and 1 cent coins. The 40 franc was not issued after 1841, whilst silver 2 francs and gold 10 and 25 francs were issued between 1848 and 1850. Silver 20 centimes replaced the franc in 1852. In 1860 ... 5 franc was discontinued in 1876. Between 1901 and 1908, holed, cupro nickel 5, 10 and 25 centime ... more details
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