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Central African CFA franc (Central African Republic usage only)


Name: Central African CFA franc
Defn: 100c=1fr
Symbol: ₣
Code: XAF
Desc: actually FEA franc before 1945
Units of money:
centime c 1
franc fr 100

Users of this currency: Cameroun (1194 stamps, 1915-2015), Central African Republic (9417 stamps, 1959-2020), Chad (3415 stamps, 1922-2020), Republic of the Congo (1804 stamps, 1959-2015), Equatorial Guinea (463 stamps, 1985-2014), Gabon (1789 stamps, 1886-2019) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Central African Republic in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
FM 2   1/1/1962, 1963
0.50fr 2   10/15/1962 issue=1962 due dt=beetles d=Sternotomis gama
= 50c 1   9/30/1960 dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Cymothoe sangaris (1960)
1fr 8   9/30/1960 dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Charaxes nobilis (labelled 'Charaxe mobilis') ... 7/1/1978 issue=1978 official d=arms of Central African Republic
2fr 10   9/30/1960 dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Charaxes nobilis (labelled 'Charaxe mobilis') ... 7/1/1978 vio&multi issue=1978 official d=arms of Central African Republic
3fr 6   9/30/1960 dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Cimothoe sangaris ... 3/1977 issue=1977a ovpt=bars//EMPIRE... oc=blk on=8/6/1973-3fr
4fr 1   11/18/1963 dt=butterflies (1963 Central Africa) d=Papilio lormieri (1963)
5fr 51   9/30/1960 dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Dactyloceras widemanni ... 4/10/2005 issue=50th Anniversary of Europa Stamps
5+5fr 1   2/9/1971 issue=Wildlife 1971 dt=wildlife (1971)
10fr 59   9/30/1960 dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Charaxes ameliae ... 2005 issue=President Francois Bozize
10+5fr 1   2/9/1971 issue=Wildlife 1971 dt=wildlife (1971)
1234 9   11/18/1977 issue=World Cup 1978 in 1977 d=MInisheet(120 x 81mm) ... 9/21/2015 issue=Famous People playing Chess d=Minisheeet
15fr 24   12/1/1959 d=President Boganda & flag of Central Africa ... 2005 issue=President Francois Bozize
20fr 56   9/30/1960 dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Charaxes zingha (1960) ... 4/10/2005 issue=50th Anniversary of Europa Stamps
20+5fr 2   2/9/1971 issue=Wildlife 1971 dt=wildlife (1971)
25fr 56   12/1/1959 d=President Boganda & flag of Central Africa ... 8/20/2019
25fr+5fr 2   4/7/1962 sl issue=Anti-Malaria, 3/21/1963 issue=Freedom from Hunger
25+10fr 1   3/7/1964 issue=Nubian Monuments Preservation
30fr 76   9/8/1962 issue=African & Malagasy Union ... 6/22/1995 dt=freshwater fishes (1995) d=Chrysichthys sp.
30+10fr 1   2/9/1971 issue=Wildlife 1971 dt=wildlife (1971)
40fr 93   8/13/1964 dt=children ... 2005 issue=President Francois Bozize
40+10fr 1   2/9/1971 issue=Traditional Dances 1971 dt=Traditional Dances (1971)
50fr 95   5/21/1960 issue=CCTA ... 2005 issue=President Francois Bozize
50+10fr 1   3/7/1964 issue=Nubian Monuments Preservation
50+20fr 1   2/9/1971 issue=Wildlife 1971 dt=wildlife (1971)
60fr 67   11/18/1963 dt=butterflies (1963 Central Africa) d=Papilio zalmoxis (1963) ... 2/28/2015 issue=Postal Day 2015
65fr 31   12/15/1973 issue=Apollo 17 ... 2005 issue=President Francois Bozize
70fr 18   7/25/1979 issue=Bureau of Education 50th ... 6/29/1995 issue=30th Anniversary of African Development Bank
75fr 3   7/24/1981 issue=Royal Wedding 1981 d=Prince Charles (1981) ... 7/12/2001 issue=Birds 2001 b dt=birds from Around the World (2001) d=Nyctea scandiaca (2001)
80fr 24   5/17/1978 dt=post & telecom progress d=Post car satellite ... 12/16/1994 issue=50th Anniversary of the Death of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1944
85fr 6   9/30/1960 dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Drurya antimachus (1960) ... 6/10/1965 issue=MESAN
90fr 26   2/20/1981 issue=375th Anniversary of the Birth of Rembrandt ... 6/2/1994 issue=Sights from Around the World d=Grand Chateau Bellinzona
100fr 200   9/3/1960 dt=birds (1960 Central Africa) d=Abyssinian roller (1960) ... 8/20/2019 issue=Cheerleaders 2019
100+10fr 1   3/7/1964 issue=Nubian Monuments Preservation
100+40fr 1   2/9/1971 issue=Traditional Dances 1971 dt=Traditional Dances (1971)
110fr 21   9/22/1981 issue=75th Anniversary of French Grand Prix Motor Race d=Tazio Nuvolari ... 11/12/1986 issue=World Cup 1986 b d=Trophy, Belgian flag, V. Scifo and F. Ce
120fr 19   11/22/1978 dt=Tutankhamen treasures d=Lionhead ... 2/28/2015 issue=Postal Day 2015
125fr 4   7/4/1976 issue=200th Anniversary of American Revolution d=Scottish “Black Watch” ... 11/12/1980 ovpt=medal oc=blk on=12/28/1979-125fr
130fr 41   5/1/1965 issue=1965 official ... 6/2/1994 issue=100th Anniversary of the Catholic Church in Central Africa
140fr 19   9/15/1970 issue=Operation Bokassa b ... 11/6/1996 dt=flora and fauna (1996) d=Athyrium filix-femina
140+40fr 1   2/9/1971 issue=Traditional Dances 1971 dt=Traditional Dances (1971)
140+50fr 1   12/11/1971 issue=25th Anniversary of UNICEF
150fr 59   10/25/1971 dt=primates (1971 Central Africa) d=Perodicticus potto (1971) ... 4/10/2005 issue=50th Anniversary of Europa Stamps
160fr 45   12/12/1985 issue=Visit of President Mitterrand of France d=President Mitterrand, General Kolingba ... 3/3/2004 issue=World Cup 2006 in 2004
162Fr 57   10/23/2018 issue=5th Birthday of Prince George
170fr 4   12/27/1986 issue=African Telecommunications Day 1986 ... 6/20/1996 issue=Olympics 1996
175fr 24   7/24/1981 issue=Royal Wedding 1981 ... 3/31/1998 issue=Dogs 1998 d=Canis familiaris (1998)
180fr 9   12/27/1972 dt=mothers ... 8/28/1998 issue=Winter Olympics 1998
190fr 1   12/27/1972 dt=mothers
200fr 167   9/3/1960 dt=birds (1960 Central Africa) ... 10/21/2019 issue=150th Anniversary of the Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
205fr 27   11/2/1983 issue=UPU Day 1983 ... 6/2/1998 issue=World Cup 1998
235fr 43   12/16/1994 issue=50th Anniversary of the Death of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1944 ... 4/30/1997 issue=50th Anniversary of UNESCO
240fr 37   7/16/1984 dt=locomotives (1984 Central Africa) d=Series 210, 1968 ... 7/31/2001 issue=Prehistoric Animals 2001 b dt=prehistoric animals 2001 b
250fr 76   12/15/1960 issue=Olympics 1960 ... 7/31/2001 issue=BELGICA '01
260fr 2   6/2/1994 issue=Sights from Around the World d=Casbah of Amerhidil, 3/11/1999 issue=Locomotives from Around the World
265fr 2   12/27/1986 issue=African Telecommunications Day 1986, 6/4/1987 issue=Olympics 1992 in 1987
280fr 62   2/10/1999 issue=70th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse ... 2005 issue=President Francois Bozize
300fr 198   12/10/1968 dt=riverboats (1968) d="Ballay" (Bangui, 1891) ... 8/20/2019 issue=Tribute to Mpoko 2019
325fr 19   7/12/2001 issue=Birds 2001 b dt=birds from Around the World (2001) d=Aratinga solstitialis (2001 Central Africa) ... 7/31/2001 issue=BELGICA '01
345fr 11   6/11/1999 issue=Fungi from around the World dt=Fungi from around the World d=Auricularia mesenterica ... 2/28/2000 issue=Aviation History d=Airship LZ-129 Hindenburg
350fr 134   8/30/1978 issue=Captain Cook 250th d=James Cook & war canoe ... 7/31/2001 issue=BELGICA '01
365fr 5   2/10/1999 issue=70th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse
375fr 15   11/11/1996 issue=World Cup 1998 in 1996 ... 7/31/2001 issue=BELGICA '01
385fr 5   5/24/1995 issue=World Scout Meeting 1995 d=Charaxes pleione (1995) ... 7/19/1996 issue=Olympics 1996 b
390fr 131   2/10/1999 issue=70th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse ... 8/24/2007 issue=WWF African civet d=African civet Civettictis civetta
400fr 258   4/6/1982 issue=150th Anniversary of the Death of Ge dt=anniversaries (1982) ... 10/12/2015 issue=Chinese High-speed Trains d=Chinese TGV
405fr 5   10/25/1994 issue=100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ... 11/6/1996 dt=flora and fauna (1996) d=Rhopalo ceres
425fr 4   11/11/1996 issue=World Cup 1998 in 1996
430fr 8   12/8/1994 issue=Palace of the National Assembly ... 2/20/1998 issue=200th Anniversary of the Birth of Ando Hiroshige
440fr 15   7/16/1984 dt=locomotives (1984 Central Africa) d=Pacific Series S3/6, 1908 ... 2/25/2000 issue=Birds 2000 dt=birds (2000 Central Africa) d=Sagittarius serpentarius (2000)
450fr 28   7/4/1976 issue=200th Anniversary of American Revolution d=American Dragoon ... 7/12/2001 issue=Animals from Around the World 2001 dt=animals from Around the World (2001) d=Pelomedusa subrufa
460fr 1   3/11/1999 issue=Locomotives from Around the World
465fr 42   6/11/1999 issue=Fungi from around the World dt=Fungi from around the World d=Phellodon tomentosus ... 4/10/2005 issue=50th Anniversary of Europa Stamps
475fr 3   2/8/1999 issue=Scouts and Natural History
485fr 58   11/19/1986 issue=9th Anniversary of the Death of Elvis Presley ... 8/24/2007 issue=WWF African civet d=African civet Civettictis civetta
490fr 12   3/10/1999 issue=African Birds 1999 dt=African Birds (1999) d=Merops apiaster (1999 Central Africa) ... 7/9/1999 issue=Dogs 1999 d=Canis familiaris (1999)
495fr 1   6/4/1987 issue=Olympics 1992 in 1987
500fr 197   9/3/1960 dt=birds (1960 Central Africa) ... 11/21/2019 issue=Sustainable Development Goals 2019
515fr 49   7/9/1999 issue=Horse Breeds 1999 ... 8/24/2007 issue=WWF African civet d=African civet Civettictis civetta
550fr 5   7/26/2001 issue=Fungi 2001 b dt=Fungi 2001 b d=Coltricia montagnei (2001) ... 1/16/2018 issue=World Cup 2018
575fr 20   2/16/2019 issue=Chinese Art and Culture 2019
600fr 77   1/22/1982 issue=Animals 1982 dt=animals (1982 Central Africa) d=Crocodylus niloticus (1982) ... 12/23/2002 issue=Rotary & Lions dt=Rotary & Lions
605fr 29   7/23/2002 issue=chess 2002 dt=chess (2002) ... 3/3/2004 issue=World Cup 2006 in 2004
606Fr 1   12/20/2018 issue=100th Anniversary of the Birth of Nelson Mandela
650fr 118   7/26/2001 issue=Fungi 2001 b dt=Fungi 2001 b d=Hydnum imbricatum ... 10/23/2018 issue=5th Birthday of Prince George
655fr 1   3/3/2004 issue=Olympics 2004
660Fr 6   7/24/2019 issue=WWF - Fauna on Stamps d=El Salvador, 1988
665fr 29   7/23/2002 issue=Zeppelin NT & Concorde dt=Zeppelin NT & Concorde ... 5/15/2003 issue=Maritime History 2003 dt=Maritime History (2003)
675fr 1   10/25/1994 issue=100th Anniversary of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
685fr 1   10/22/1994 issue=1st Anniversary of the Inauguration of President Patassé
700fr 5   6/20/1996 issue=Automobile Racing Drivers in Formula 1 d=Ayrton Senna ... 7/26/2001 issue=Fungi 2001 b dt=Fungi 2001 b d=Hygrophorus miniatus (2001)
750fr 1165   4/10/1989 issue=Transport 1989 ... 12/19/2016 issue=Mushrooms 2016 b d=Cantharellus cinnabarius
800fr 54   7/21/1995 issue=Entertainers 1995 d=Elvis Presley (1995) ... 1/27/2020 issue=Forbidden City
815fr 7   12/23/2002 issue=Scouts & nature dt=Scouts & nature ... 3/3/2004 issue=Olympics 2004
840fr 5   12/23/2002 issue=Scouts & nature dt=Scouts & nature ... 5/15/2003 issue=Personalities 2003 dt=Personalities (2003)
850fr 837   1/16/2017 issue=Minerals 2017 d=Brazilianite ... 1/27/2020 issue=55th Anniversary of the Death of Winston Churchill
900fr 2333   1/25/2012 issue=Egyptian Civilization ... 1/27/2020 issue=Bees 2020 d=Apis mellifera
950Fr 4   5/16/2016 issue=100th Anniversary of BMW
1000fr 196   12/4/1978 issue=coronation 1st ... 7/24/2019 issue=WWF - Fauna on Stamps d=Equatorial Guinea, 1991
1200fr 80   10/25/1994 issue=Japanese Exploration of Antarctica ... 9/21/2015 issue=Toxic Shells 2015 d=Terebra consobrina
1300Fr 4   3/2/2015 issue=SINGAPORE 2015 ... 10/12/2015 issue=100th Anniversary of the Return to India of Mahatma Gandhi
1400fr 16   7/24/2019 issue=WWF - Overprint in Red Foil d=Pan troglodytes
1500fr 203   3/21/1978 issue=post & telecom progress ... 2019 issue=Courtesy of the Zodiac - A Collection of Hundreds of Blessings
1600Fr 1   12/20/2018 issue=100th Anniversary of the Birth of Nelson Mandela
2000fr 33   1/1/1970 issue=President Bokassa air ... 8/22/2016 issue=BREXIT - 2016 Referendum on the Exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union
2400fr 26   12/20/2011 issue=Owls 2011 dt=owls (2011 Central Africa)
2500fr 2   12/4/1977 issue=Emperor Bokassa, 5/16/2016 issue=100th Anniversary of BMW
2650fr 294   1/25/2012 issue=Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization ... 12/19/2016 issue=Mushrooms 2016 b d=Morchella esculenta (2016)
2700fr 23   12/27/2011 issue=Pope John Paul II
3000fr 338   7/21/1995 issue=Marilyn Monroe ... 1/16/2017 issue=Year of the Rooster 2017
3200fr 156   12/29/2011 issue=Paintings by Raffaello Sanzio
3300Fr 216   1/16/2017 issue=Minerals 2017 d=Acanthite ... 1/27/2020 issue=55th Anniversary of the Death of Winston Churchill
3500Fr 1   1/16/2018 issue=55th Anniversary of the Automobili Lamborghini d=Lamborghini Countach
3600Fr 238   1/16/2017 issue=Water Birds 2017 d=Fratercula cirrhata (2017) ... 1/27/2020 issue=Bees 2020 d=Apis mellifera
4000fr 14   12/29/2011 issue=Paintings by Raffaello Sanzio
5000fr 1   2017 issue=Coronation of Bokassa
5750Fr 12   2/16/2019 issue=Chinese Art and Culture 2019
13000Fr 3   9/24/2019 issue=World Map 2019
20200Fr 5   2/16/2019 issue=Chinese Art and Culture 2019

Used by 9417 stamps of Central African Republic: (See all uses as list)
12/1/1959 25fr d=President Boganda & flag of Central Africa
12/1/1959 15fr d=President Boganda & flag of Central Africa
5/21/1960 50fr issue=CCTA
airmail 9/3/1960 500fr dt=birds (1960 Central Africa)
airmail 9/3/1960 100fr dt=birds (1960 Central Africa) d=Abyssinian roller (1960)
airmail 9/3/1960 200fr dt=birds (1960 Central Africa)
9/30/1960 20fr dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Charaxes zingha (1960)
9/30/1960 85fr dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Drurya antimachus (1960)
9/30/1960 10fr dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Charaxes ameliae
9/30/1960 5fr dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Dactyloceras widemanni
9/30/1960 3fr dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Cimothoe sangaris
9/30/1960 2fr dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Charaxes nobilis (labelled 'Charaxe mobilis')
9/30/1960 1fr dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Charaxes nobilis (labelled 'Charaxe mobilis')
9/30/1960 50c dt=butterflies (1960 Central Africa) d=Cymothoe sangaris (1960)
12/1/1960 25fr issue=national holiday
airmail 12/15/1960 250fr issue=Olympics 1960
2/25/1961 20fr issue=Pasteur Institute opening d=Pasteur Institute building
3/4/1961 15fr issue=UN admission d=Map & flag of Central African Republic
3/4/1961 85fr issue=UN admission d=Map & flag of Central African Republic
3/4/1961 25fr issue=UN admission d=Map & flag of Central African Republic
12/1/1961 25fr issue=national holiday 1961 d=Map & flag of Central African Republic oc=blk on=issue=UN admission-25fr
1962 25fr d=President David Dacko
1962 20fr d=President David Dacko
1/1/1962 FM
airmail 2/17/1962 50fr vio<grn&redbrn issue=Air Afrique
... skipping 9367 ...
1/27/2020 800fr issue=Forbidden City
1/27/2020 800fr issue=Forbidden City
1/27/2020 800fr issue=Forbidden City
1/27/2020 800fr issue=Forbidden City
1/27/2020 800fr issue=Forbidden City
1/27/2020 800fr issue=Forbidden City
1/27/2020 800fr issue=Forbidden City
1/27/2020 800fr issue=Forbidden City
1/27/2020 800fr issue=Forbidden City
1/27/2020 800fr issue=Forbidden City
1/27/2020 3300Fr issue=Bee-eaters 2020 d=Meropogon forsteni
1/27/2020 850fr issue=Bee-eaters 2020 d=Merops viridis
1/27/2020 850fr issue=Bee-eaters 2020 d=Merops nubicoides
1/27/2020 850fr issue=Bee-eaters 2020 d=Nyctyornis athertoni
1/27/2020 850fr issue=Bee-eaters 2020 d=Merops leschenaulti
1/27/2020 3600Fr issue=Bees 2020 d=Apis mellifera
1/27/2020 900fr issue=Bees 2020 d=Apis mellifera
1/27/2020 900fr issue=Bees 2020 d=Apis mellifera
1/27/2020 900fr issue=Bees 2020 d=Apis mellifera
1/27/2020 900fr issue=Bees 2020 d=Apis mellifera
1/27/2020 3300Fr issue=Kobe Bryant memorial
1/27/2020 850fr issue=Kobe Bryant memorial
1/27/2020 850fr issue=Kobe Bryant memorial
1/27/2020 850fr issue=Kobe Bryant memorial
1/27/2020 850fr issue=Kobe Bryant memorial

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