FRF

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FRF
Stands forFrench franc
CategoriesBusiness & Finance

FRF stands for French franc, a currency abbreviation.

France's currency from 1795 until the euro replaced it at 6.55957 francs per euro, electronically in 1999 and as cash in 2002. It was divided into 100 centimes.

Example: The 1998 invoice from the Paris supplier totals FRF 12,400.

Usage notes

France introduced the "new franc" in 1960, worth 100 old francs, and many people kept counting in old francs for decades. The Banque de France stopped exchanging franc banknotes in 2012. The CFA francs of West and Central Africa were originally pegged to the French franc.

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