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French franc

The French franc and its connected descendants. Similar names alone do not establish a relationship.

Grows from Livre tournois

8in use today
15dated histories in this lineage

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120416001700180018501900195020002026CURRENT CURRENCIES / CONTINUATIONSLivre tournois → French franc · 1795–1799 · DocumentedFrench franc → Euro · 1999 · DocumentedBulgarian lev → Euro · 2026 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyCFA franc → Guinean franc, first unit · 1960 · DocumentedGuinean syli → Guinean franc · 1986 · DocumentedCFA franc → Malian franc · 1962 · DocumentedCFA franc → Mauritanian ouguiya · 1973 · DocumentedMalagasy franc → Malagasy ariary · 2005 · DocumentedMalagasy franc → Comorian franc · 1962–1963 · DocumentedFrench Somaliland CFA franc → Djiboutian franc · 1949 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyFrench franc → CFP franc · 1945 · DocumentedCFP franc → Vanuatu vatu / New Hebrides franc · 1945–1967 · DocumentedFrench franc → Malagasy franc · 1945 · DocumentedFrench franc → CFA franc · 1945 · DocumentedFrench franc → CFA franc · 1945 · DocumentedFrench franc → French Somaliland CFA franc · 1945 · DocumentedFrench franc → Bulgarian lev · 1880 · DocumentedLivre tournois · Dated evidence: 1204–1799. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Livre tournoisFrench franc · Dated evidence: 1795–2002. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.French francBulgarian lev · Dated evidence: 1880–2026. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Bulgarian levMalagasy franc · Dated evidence: 1925–2005. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Malagasy francCFA franc · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1945–1999. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.XOFCFA francCFA franc · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1945–1999. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.XAFCFA francVanuatu vatu / New Hebrides franc · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1945–1981. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.VUVVanuatu vatu / New Hebrides francCFP franc · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1945–1999. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.XPFCFP francFrench Somaliland CFA franc · Dated evidence: 1945–1949. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.French Somaliland CFA francDjiboutian franc · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1949. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.DJFDjiboutian francComorian franc · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1950–1999. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.KMFComorian francGuinean franc · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1960–1986. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.GNFGuinean francGuinean franc, first unit · Dated evidence: 1960–1972. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Guinean franc, first unitMalian franc · Dated evidence: 1962–1984. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Malian francGuinean syli · Dated evidence: 1972–1986. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Guinean syliMauritanian ouguiya · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1973–2018. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.MRUMauritanian ouguiyaMalagasy ariary · Current currency. Dated evidence: 2003–2005. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.MGAMalagasy ariaryGuinean franc, first unit → Guinean syli · 1972 · DocumentedThe same euro identity, following French franc · 1999EUREuroThe same euro identity, following Bulgarian lev · 2026EUREuro

Connected currencies from other lineages appear as context and are excluded from the lineage count. Historical track lengths follow dated evidence and connections; they do not establish complete lifetimes. Every euro endpoint represents the same currency.

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