Editing Centime

{{Short description|Fraction currency in several Francophone countries}}
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| header = 20 French Centime with [[Marianne]] on Obverse.
| image = File:20 Centimes (France).jpg
| caption_left = '''Obverse''': Marianne wearing the [[Phrygian cap]] of liberty.
| caption_right = '''Reverse''': Face value and French motto: "[[Liberté, égalité, fraternité]]".
| width = 300
| footer = This coin was minted from 1962 to 2001.
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[[File:10 French centimes 1963 (1).jpg|thumb|right|10 French centimes (1963)]]
[[File:10 French centimes 1963 (2).jpg|thumb|right|10 French centimes (1963)]]
'''Centime''' (from {{langx|la|centesimus}}) is [[French language|French]] for "[[Cent (currency)|cent]]", and is used in English as the name of the fraction [[currency]] in several [[Francophone countries]] (including [[Switzerland]], [[Algeria]], [[Belgium]], [[Morocco]] and [[France]]).

In France, the usage of ''centime'' goes back to the introduction of the [[decimal currency|decimal monetary system]] under [[Napoleon]]. This system aimed at replacing non-decimal fractions of older coins. A five-centime coin was known as a ''sou'', i.e. a [[Solidus (coin)|solidus]] or [[shilling]].

In [[Francophone Canada]] {{frac|1|100}} of a [[Canadian dollar]] is officially known as a ''cent'' (pronounced /sɛnt/) in both English and French. However, in practice, the form of ''cenne'' (pronounced /sɛn/) has completely replaced the official ''cent''. Spoken and written use of the official form ''cent'' in Francophone Canada is exceptionally uncommon.
In the [[Canadian French]] vernacular ''sou'', ''sou noir'' ({{Lang|fr|noir}} means "black" in French), ''cenne'', and ''cenne noire'' are all widely known, used, and accepted monikers when referring to either {{frac|1|100}} of a Canadian dollar or the 1¢ coin (colloquially known as a "penny" in North American English).

==Subdivision of euro: cent or centime?==
In the European community, ''cent'' is the official name for one hundredth of a [[euro]]. However, in French-speaking countries, the word ''centime ''is the preferred term. The [[Conseil supérieur de la langue française (Belgium)|Superior Council of the French language]] of Belgium recommended in 2001 the use of ''centime'', since ''cent'' is also the French word for "hundred". An analogous decision was published in the ''[[Journal officiel]]'' in France (2 December 1997).

In Morocco, [[dirham]]s are divided into 100 ''centime''s and one may find prices in the country quoted in ''centime''s rather than in dirhams. Sometimes ''centime''s are known as francs or, in [[Spanish Morocco|former Spanish areas]], [[Spanish peseta|pesetas]].

==Usage==
A centime is one-hundredth of the following basic monetary units:
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| header = 5 [[Ethiopian birr|Ethiopian santims]]
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| caption_left = '''Obverse''': [[Ethiopian lion]] head, year and country name.
| caption_right = '''Reverse''': Vega bond Hunter and face value.
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| footer = 5 santims were made of two metals, brass (1969 only) and steel coated with nickel (1996-). This particular coin is made of brass (1969). Coins made of steel are magnetic and the lion head is bigger.
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===Current===
[[File:Ethiopia, 25 centimes 1944, Selassie I.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ethiopia]], 25 centimes 1944]]
* [[Algerian dinar]]
* [[Burundian franc]]
* [[CFP franc]]
* [[CFA franc]]
* [[Comorian franc]]
* [[Congolese franc]]
* [[Djiboutian franc]]
* [[Ethiopian birr]] (as santim)
* [[Guinean franc]]
* [[Haitian gourde]]
* [[Moroccan dirham]]
* [[Rwandan franc]]
* [[Swiss franc]] (by [[French language|French]] and English speakers only; Italian speakers use [[centesimo]]. See [[Rappen]])

===Obsolete===
[[File:Centim 1797-98, France, Première République.jpg|thumb|right|Centime 1797–98, [[French First Republic]]. First year of release.]]
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}
* [[Algerian franc]]
* [[Belgian franc]] (Dutch: {{lang|nl|centiem}})
* [[Cambodian franc]]
* [[French Camerounian franc]]
* [[French Guianan franc]]
* [[French franc]]
* [[Guadeloupe franc]]
* [[Katangese franc]]
* [[Latvian lats]] (Latvian: santīms)
* [[Luxembourgish franc]]
* [[Malagasy franc]]
* [[Malian franc]]
* [[Martinique franc]]
* [[Monegasque franc]]
* [[Moroccan franc]]
* [[New Hebrides franc]]
* [[Réunion franc]]
* [[Spanish peseta|Spanish Peseta]]
* [[Tunisian franc]]
* [[Westphalian frank]]
{{Cent (currency)}}

==References==
{{Portal|Money|Numismatics}}
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Marianne (personification)]]
[[Category:Cent (currency)]]