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Central African CFA franc (Republic of the Congo 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 Republic of the Congo in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
50c 3   11/28/1961 dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=rainbow runner ... 12/4/1961 issue=1961 postage due b dt=modern transportation
1fr 8   11/28/1961 dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=Sloan's viperfish ... 1/31/1972 dt=animals (1972 Republic of the Congo) d=Panthera leo (1972)
2fr 9   11/28/1961 dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=Sloan's viperfish ... 1/31/1972 dt=animals (1972 Republic of the Congo) d=Loxodonta africana (1972)
3fr 5   11/28/1961 dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=rainbow runner ... 1/31/1972 dt=animals (1972 Republic of the Congo) d=Panthera pardus (1972)
4fr 1   1/31/1972 dt=animals (1972 Republic of the Congo) d=Hippopotamus amphibius (1972)
5fr 29   3/11/1961 d=flag of Congo & map of Congo & UN emblem ... 9/20/1988 issue=Anti-desertification Campaign
10fr 29   11/28/1961 dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=long-tooth ... 9/20/1988 issue=Anti-desertification Campaign
10fr+5fr 1   3/9/1964 vio&chnt issue=save Nubian monuments d=Hathor pillar
1234 1   7/30/1982 issue=Birth of Prince William of Wales d=MINISHEET(112 x 80mm)
15fr 31   12/15/1960 d=Youlou ... 5/13/1991 issue=1991
20fr 32   3/11/1961 d=flag of Congo & map of Congo & UN emblem ... 5/30/1991 issue=500th Anniversary of the Discovery of America
25fr 43   11/28/1959 d=allegory (1959) ... 6/20/1994 issue=Evolution of the Elephant
25fr+5fr 3   4/7/1962 bis issue=Anti-Malaria ... 3/9/1964 issue=save Nubian monuments d=Hathor pillar
30fr 75   9/8/1962 issue=African & Malagasy Union ... 1/4/2006 issue=2006 d=arms of the Congo
35fr 31   12/20/1975 issue=International Women's Year ... 8/23/1991 issue=Cars and Space
40fr 69   7/17/1965 issue=1st African Games ... 1/4/2006 issue=2006 d=arms of the Congo
45fr 39   3/15/1967 issue=Education and Sugar Production Campaigns ... 9/2/1994 issue=Seaplanes 1994
50fr 65   5/21/1960 issue=CCTA ... 1/4/2006 issue=2006 d=arms of the Congo
50fr+5fr 1   3/9/1964 issue=save Nubian monuments d=Hathor pillar
55fr 5   10/15/1975 dt=prehistoric animals (1975) ... 5/30/1991 issue=500th Anniversary of the Discovery of America
60fr 84   5/8/1964 issue=Folklore and Tourism d=Kebekebe Dance ... 1/4/2006 issue=2006 d=arms of the Congo
65fr 11   6/19/1971 issue=World Telecommunications Day 1971 ... 1982 dt=shells (1982 Republic of the Congo)
70fr 15   4/15/1966 d=shorter work day ... 2/3/2005 dt=Moringa oleifera d=Moringa oleifera - root
75fr 113   2/13/1967 dt=birds (1967 Republic of the Congo) d=Merops apiaster (1967) ... 6/20/1994 issue=Evolution of the Elephant
80fr 18   4/24/1964 issue=Manual Labour Rehabilitation ... 7/23/2002 dt=birds (2002 Republic of the Congo) d=Ciconia ciconia (2002)
85fr 22   12/15/1960 d=Youlou ... 5/1/1983 dt=Traditional Combs
90fr 72   12/15/1965 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Abraham Lincoln ... 2/3/2005 dt=Moringa oleifera d=Moringa oleifera - leaf
95fr 27   7/20/1975 issue=Apollo-Soyuz ... 12/17/1993 issue=90th Anniversary of the First Powered Flight by the Wright Brothers d=Orville Wright (1993)
100fr 136   3/11/1961 d=flag of Congo & map of Congo & UN emblem ... 1998 issue=Rural Women with Children c
115fr 4   1998 issue=Rural Women with Children c ... 2/3/2005 dt=Moringa oleifera d=Moringa oleifera - seed
120fr 72   5/24/1973 issue=World Telecommunications Day 1973 ... 11/24/2014 issue=Summit of francophone countries 2014 d=Building & President Denis Sassou Nguesso
125fr 11   3/5/1973 dt=African-American jazz musicians d=Miles Davis ... 1/22/1987 dt=crocodiles (1987) d=Osteolaemus tetraspis (1987 Republic of the Congo)
140fr 4   3/5/1973 dt=African-American jazz musicians d=Ella Fitzgerald (1973) ... 11/18/1978 dt=occupations (1978)
150fr 82   5/15/1966 issue=Launching of Satellite "D1" ... 7/17/2000 issue=Personalities 2000
160fr 1   3/5/1973 dt=African-American jazz musicians d=Count Basie
170fr 1   6/10/1988 issue=Olympics 1988
175fr 5   3/5/1973 dt=African-American jazz musicians d=John Coltrane ... 4/24/1984 issue=Olympics 1984
180fr 3   3/20/1973 dt=oil facilities at Pointe Noire ... 12/1/1988 issue=1st International Day against AIDS
190fr 1   8/13/1985 issue=25th Anniversary of U.N. Membership
200fr 105   9/28/1961 dt=flowers (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=Cogniauxia podolaena (1961) ... 9/10/2015 issue=11th African Games d=Stade Municipal de Kintélé
205fr 54   1993 issue=Anniversaries ... 11/15/2001 issue=40th Anniversary of Independence
220fr 1   11/22/1989 issue=Cacti 1989 dt=cacti (1989) d=Opuntia compresa
225fr 6   4/30/1985 issue=Burial of Teke Chief ... 7/13/1999 issue=Bears d=Ursus maritimus (1999)
230fr 3   3/20/1973 dt=oil facilities at Pointe Noire ... 9/10/1987 issue=African Men of Science Congress
240fr 22   3/20/1973 dt=oil facilities at Pointe Noire ... 1998 issue=1998 surcharges d=Kallima inachus (1998)
250fr 65   1960 d=anhingas oc=blk on=issuer=French Equatorial Africa-500fr ... 7/17/2000 issue=Personalities 2000
255fr 9   7/16/1996 issue=Crocodiles 1996 d=Gavialis gangeticus (1996) ... 8/31/1998 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
260fr 1   3/20/1973 dt=oil facilities at Pointe Noire
270fr 8   8/4/2001 issue=Pan African Music Festival ... 7/13/2005 dt=fruits of Congo d=guava (2005 Republic of the Congo)
300fr 114   2/13/1967 dt=birds (1967 Republic of the Congo) d=Tauraco corythaix (1967) ... 7/17/2000 issue=Personalities 2000
340fr 1   2/4/1992 dt=Celebrities, Anniversaries and Events d=75th Anniversary of the Death of Fer
350fr 28   7/20/1971 issue=Olympics 1972 in 1971 ... 6/20/2003 dt=elephants (2003)
360fr 9   7/24/1990 dt=dance masks (1990) d=Bapunu mask ... 11/24/2014 issue=Summit of francophone countries 2014 d=Conference attendees
375fr 4   7/13/1999 issue=Birds of Prey 1999 d=Milvus milvus (1999)
400fr 47   9/9/1977 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Mao Tse-tung ... 8/17/2005 issue=50th Anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein
440fr 3   7/22/1986 issue=World Cup 1986 ... 12/23/1986 issue=Christmas 1986 dt=paintings by Rogier van der Weyden d="Nativity" - Rogier van der Weyden
450fr 6   8/26/1985 issue=85th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother dt=Anniversaries and events (1985) ... 7/13/1999 issue=Fungi 1999 d=Amanita caesarea (1999 Republic of the Congo)
500fr 82   9/28/1961 dt=flowers (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=Thesium tencio ... 2008 issue=Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
510fr 1   12/31/1979 issue=Winter Olympics 1980
550fr 2   9/4/1987 dt=butterflies (1987 Republic of the Congo) d=Precis almanta, 6/15/1989 issue=World Cup 1990 in 1989
600fr 23   9/20/1977 issue=400th Anniversary of the Birth of Peter Paul Rubens ... 7/6/2003 dt=flowers (2003 Republic of the Congo) d=mallow
750fr 15   6/17/1987 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1987 ... 7/13/1999 issue=Prehistoric Animals 1999
1000fr 22   9/15/1969 issue=Apollo 11 ... 2008 issue=Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
1200fr 1   7/17/2000 issue=Pope John Paul II
1500fr 10   6/8/1991 issue=Winter Olympics 1992 in 1991 ... 7/17/2000 issue=Pope John Paul II

Used by 1804 stamps of Republic of the Congo: (See all uses as list)
11/28/1959 25fr d=allegory (1959)
airmail 1960 250fr d=anhingas oc=blk on=issuer=French Equatorial Africa-500fr
5/21/1960 50fr issue=CCTA
12/15/1960 15fr d=Youlou
12/15/1960 85fr d=Youlou
3/11/1961 5fr d=flag of Congo & map of Congo & UN emblem
3/11/1961 20fr d=flag of Congo & map of Congo & UN emblem
3/11/1961 100fr d=flag of Congo & map of Congo & UN emblem
airmail 9/28/1961 200fr dt=flowers (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=Cogniauxia podolaena (1961)
airmail 9/28/1961 100fr dt=flowers (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=Helicrysum mechowiam
airmail 9/28/1961 500fr dt=flowers (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=Thesium tencio
airmail 11/25/1961 50fr issue=Air Afrique
11/28/1961 10fr dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=long-tooth
11/28/1961 3fr dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=rainbow runner
11/28/1961 2fr dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=Sloan's viperfish
11/28/1961 5fr dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=hatchet fish
11/28/1961 1fr dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=Sloan's viperfish
11/28/1961 50c dt=fishes (1961 Republic of the Congo) d=rainbow runner
postage due 12/4/1961 1fr issue=1961 postage due a dt=early transportation (1961)
postage due 12/4/1961 2fr issue=1961 postage due a dt=early transportation (1961)
postage due 12/4/1961 5fr issue=1961 postage due a dt=early transportation (1961)
postage due 12/4/1961 10fr issue=1961 postage due a dt=early transportation (1961)
postage due 12/4/1961 50c issue=1961 postage due b dt=modern transportation
postage due 12/4/1961 10fr issue=1961 postage due b dt=modern transportation
postage due 12/4/1961 25fr issue=1961 postage due a dt=early transportation (1961)
... skipping 1754 ...
8/17/2005 400fr issue=50th Anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein
10/3/2005 120fr issue=125th Anniversary of Brazzaville foundation
10/3/2005 360fr issue=125th Anniversary of Brazzaville foundation
11/28/2005 360fr issue=Pope Benedict XVI
11/28/2005 500fr issue=Pope Benedict XVI
2006 40fr issue=Fauna 2006 d=Crocodylus niloticus (2006)
2006 50fr issue=Fauna 2006 d=Manis tetradactyla (2006)
2006 60fr issue=Fauna 2006 d=Lacerta sp.
2006 120fr issue=Fauna 2006 d=Felis lybica
1/4/2006 30fr issue=2006 d=arms of the Congo
1/4/2006 40fr issue=2006 d=arms of the Congo
1/4/2006 50fr issue=2006 d=arms of the Congo
1/4/2006 60fr issue=2006 d=arms of the Congo
3/14/2006 500fr d=Denis Sassou-Nguesso
5/15/2006 360fr issue=Centenary of Leopold Sedan Senghor
2007 120fr issue=World Religion Day 2007
2008 120fr issue=Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
2008 500fr issue=Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
2008 1000fr issue=Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
2010 120fr issue=30th Anniversary of the Pan African Postal Union
2010 360fr issue=30th Anniversary of the Pan African Postal Union
2010 120fr issue=50th Anniversary of Independence
11/24/2014 120fr issue=Summit of francophone countries 2014 d=Building & President Denis Sassou Nguesso
11/24/2014 360fr issue=Summit of francophone countries 2014 d=Conference attendees
9/10/2015 200fr issue=11th African Games d=Stade Municipal de Kintélé

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