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Franc

Franc

a silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the french monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. It is equivalent to about nineteen cents, or ten pence, and is divided into 100 centimes.

Origin: f, fr. Franc a franc. See frank.


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