Evidence coverage: 1851–1964. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.
No distinct predecessor currency is established in the loaded view.
Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.
Algerian franc monetary-unit observation reaches 1933, preceding the 1960 anchor. Treat later new-franc rescaling as a profile change, not a reason to discard the earlier unit. No claim that 1933 is creation or that 1848 was the actual monetary separation date.
Sources and qualifications →Algerianfranc observed1933before1960scalechange; earlierterritorialaccount boundary unresolved.
Sources and qualifications →The French Treasury opened a Banque de l’Algérie account holding Algerian-franc balances for transfers with France.
Sources and qualifications →Parliamentary proceedings document local franc-denominated bank capital,a state loan,note liabilities and current accounts. This does not alone date regional separation.
Sources and qualifications →Separate Algerian Treasury balances and interterritorial debt settlement establish local account usage in1878. Equal parity does not justify merger with France.
Sources and qualifications →The Treasury account opened at Banque de l’Algérie in1878 held Algerian-franc balances and settled transfers paid in metropolitan French francs, providing positive account distinction by this date.
Sources and qualifications →French-franc fiscal use preceded localbank creation; Algerian-franc accounts distinguished by1878. The regional branch is plausible, but these readings do not identify a definitive account-separation enactment or conversion date. Do not manufacture1848birth.
Sources and qualifications →Dated evidence, not exact birth or extinction dates.
Algerian franc monetary-unit observation reaches 1933, preceding the 1960 anchor. Treat later new-franc rescaling as a profile change, not a reason to discard the earlier unit. No claim that 1933 is creation or that 1848 was the actual monetary separation date.
C1296Algerianfranc observed1933before1960scalechange; earlierterritorialaccount boundary unresolved.
C1465The French Treasury opened a Banque de l’Algérie account holding Algerian-franc balances for transfers with France.
C1520Parliamentary proceedings document local franc-denominated bank capital,a state loan,note liabilities and current accounts. This does not alone date regional separation.
C1521The Treasury account opened at Banque de l’Algérie in1878 held Algerian-franc balances and settled transfers paid in metropolitan French francs, providing positive account distinction by this date.
C1774Algeria restates its franc unit.
100 Algerian franc, old unit per 1 Algerian franc, 1960 unitV0152 · Algeria restates its franc unit.
C801Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.
Algeria restates its franc unit.
C801Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Algeria restates its franc unit.
Algeria, PDF p.5
Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.
Only selected country milestones used.
The dinar replaces the Algerian new franc.
Algeria, PDF p.5
Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.
Only selected country milestones used.
Algerian franc monetary-unit observation reaches 1933, preceding the 1960 anchor. Treat later new-franc rescaling as a profile change, not a reason to discard the earlier unit. No claim that 1933 is creation or that 1848 was the actual monetary separation date.
Algeria pp.16–17 / PDF 21–22; Angola p 17 / PDF 22; Mozambique p 85 / PDF 90; Nyasaland p 92 / PDF 97; Northern and Southern Rhodesia pp 104–105 / PDF 109–110; Dutch colonial systems p 85 / PDF 90
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Algerianfranc observed1933before1960scalechange; earlierterritorialaccount boundary unresolved.
Country entries Ceylon and Siam; contemporary account of currency legislation
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
The French Treasury opened a Banque de l’Algérie account holding Algerian-franc balances for transfers with France.
Printed10–11
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Parliamentary proceedings document local franc-denominated bank capital,a state loan,note liabilities and current accounts. This does not alone date regional separation.
PDF5–8 arts1–7
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Downloaded transcription read PDF1–8.
Original newspaper scan not inspected.
Fezzan obligations in Algerian francs were converted into Libyan pounds; the March 1952 announcement sets 980 Algerian francs per Libyan pound.
Articles 10–13; Operative conversion rates under Currency Law sections 12,13,24
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Full Arabic primary-law transcription inspected.
Articles 10–13; Operative conversion rates under Currency Law sections 12,13,24
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Separate Algerian Treasury balances and interterritorial debt settlement establish local account usage in 1878. Equal parity does not justify merger with France.
Printed10–11, Le compte d’opération
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
The Treasury account opened at Banque de l’Algérie in 1878 held Algerian-franc balances and settled transfers paid in metropolitan French francs, providing positive account distinction by this date.
pp10–11,Le compte d’opération
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
French-franc fiscal use preceded localbank creation; Algerian-franc accounts distinguished by1878. The regional branch is plausible, but these readings do not identify a definitive account-separation enactment or conversion date. Do not manufacture1848birth.
Saidipp89–96;1851lawarts1–7;Veyrunepp10–11
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Saidipp89–96;1851lawarts1–7;Veyrunepp10–11
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Downloaded transcription read PDF1–8.
Original newspaper scan not inspected.
Saidipp89–96;1851lawarts1–7;Veyrunepp10–11
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.