| LC control no. | sh2005000411 |
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| Topical heading | Franc, CFA |
| Variant(s) | CFA franc Colonie française d'Afrique franc Communateé financière africaine franc Communauteé financère d'Afrique franc |
| See also | French franc area Money--Africa, French-speaking |
| Found in | Work cat.: Dearden, S. The CFA and European montary union, 1999: p. 2 (CFA franc; originally pegged to French Franc at 50 CFAF to one FF; doubled to 100 CFAF to one FF in 1994; not traded on the foreign exchange markets, but is fully convertible into the FF; issued as the franc of the Communauteé financière africaine by the Banque centrale des états de l'Afrique et de l'Ouest, and as the franc of the Coopération financière africaine by the Banque des états de l'Afrique centrale) New Palgrave dictionary of money & finance, 1992: v. 2, p. 191 (CFA franc; currency of the two African unions; originally stood for Colonie française d'Afrique franc; now stands for Communauteé financière d'Afrique franc) Sédillot, F.p.-R. All the monies of the world, c1971: (Franc CFA; monetary unit of the Communauteé financière africaine; Dec. 26, 1945 saw devaluation and dismemberment of the [French] franc within the franc-zone and creation by decree of the CFA Franc) |
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