Editing Franc (section)

==French franc==
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The [[French franc]] was originally a gold coin issued in France from 1360 until 1380,<ref>L. Ciani, Les Mones Royales Françaises (1926) p.77 and p.92</ref> then a silver coin issued between 1575 and 1641.<ref>L. Ciani, Les Monnaies Royales Françaises (1926) p.314 and p.356</ref> The franc finally became the national currency from 1795 until 1999<ref>{{cite book |last1=Norwich |first1=John J. |title=A History of France |date=2018 |publisher=John Murray Publishers |isbn=978-0-8021-4777-6 |page=232}}</ref> (franc coins and notes were legal tender until 2002).  Though abolished as a legal coin by King [[Louis XIII of France|Louis XIII]] in 1641 in favor of the gold [[Louis (coin)|louis]] and silver [[Écu (coin)|écu]], the term franc continued to be used in common parlance for the [[livre tournois]].  The franc was also minted for many of the former French colonies, such as Morocco, Algeria, French West Africa, and others.  Today, after independence, many of these countries continue to use the franc as their standard denomination.

The value of the French franc was locked to the [[euro]] at 1 euro = 6.55957 FRF on 31 December 1998, and after the [[introduction of the euro]] notes and coins, ceased to be legal tender after 28 February 2002, although they were still exchangeable at banks until 19 February 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Elinor |date=April 20, 1954 |title=The Value of the French Franc |url=https://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/rfd/1954/235/rfd235.pdf |website=[[Federal Reserve]]}}</ref>