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Definitions for Franc

[1] an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation : F., f., Fr, fr.
[2] any of the monetary units of various other nations and territories, as Liechtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, equal to 100 centimes.
[3] a former silver coin of France, first issued under Henry III.
[4] a former monetary unit of Algeria, Guinea, and Morocco.
[5] Also called: French franc the former standard monetary unit of France, most French dependencies, Andorra, and Monaco, divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002
[6] the former standard monetary unit of Belgium (Belgian franc ) and Luxembourg (Luxembourg franc ), divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002
[7] Also called: Swiss franc the standard monetary unit of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, divided into 100 centimes
[8] Also called: franc CFA , CFA franc , franc of the African financial community the standard monetary unit, comprising 100 centimes, of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo
[9] the standard monetary unit of Burundi (Burundi franc ), Comoros (Comorian franc ), Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre; Congolese franc ), Djibouti (Djibouti franc ), Guinea (Guinea franc ), Madagascar (franc malgache ), Rwanda (Rwanda franc ), and French Polynesia and New Caledonia (French Pacific franc )

Words nearby Franc

framing, framing chisel, framing square, framingham, fran, franc, franc-tireur, franca, france, france ancient, france modern

Origin of Franc

1350–1400; Middle English frank < Old French franc, so called because the coin was first inscribed with the name of the king as Medieval Latin Rēx Francōrum King of the Franks