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Type Words
Type of monetary unit
Has types benin franc, burkina faso franc, burundi franc, cameroon franc, central african republic franc, chadian franc, congo franc, cote d'ivoire franc, djibouti franc, french franc, gabon franc, guinean franc, ivory coast franc, luxembourg franc, madagascar franc, mali franc, togo franc, belgian franc, niger franc, rwanda franc, senegalese franc, swiss franc

Examples of franc

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The franc depreciated versus all of its 16 most actively traded peers this week.
From the bloomberg.com
Both the yen and the Swiss franc have been bolstered by their safe-haven appeal.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Appreciation of the Swiss franc cost Lindt an estimated 9.5% of profits in 2011.
From the edition.cnn.com
In 1978 a franc ceiling was set versus the Deutsche Mark to stem currency gains.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The British currency has posted three straight weeks of gains against the franc.
From the bloomberg.com
In January 1994, the rate was changed to 75 Comorian francs to the French franc.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It dropped 4% compared with the mark and franc and 6% against the British pound.
From the time.com
The Austrian central bank banned new franc lending to unhedged borrowers in 2008.
From the bloomberg.com
It's an 80% merlot, 20% cabernet sauvignon blend with a dash of cabernet franc.
From the businessweek.com
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  • The basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
  • The franc is the name of several currency units, most notably the French franc, the currency of France until it adopted the euro in 1999 (by law, 2002 de facto), and the Swiss franc, still a major world currency today due to the prominence of Swiss financial institutions. ...
  • The franc (German: Franken, French and Romansh: franc, Italian: franco; code: CHF) is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. ...
  • Currency of Switzerland, also called Swiss franc.
  • Swiss franc since 1850.