French franc (French Colonies usage only)

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French franc (French Colonies usage only)

Name: French franc
Defn: 100c=1fr
Symbol: ₣
Code: FRF
Desc:
Units of money:
centime c 1
franc fr 100

Users of this currency: Andorra (Fr) (629 stamps, 1931-2001), Anjouan (30 stamps, 1892-1912), Austrian offices in Crete (22 stamps, 1903-1914), Benin colony (46 stamps, 1892-1894), Bulgaria (5 stamps, 1879), Castellorizo (6 stamps, 1920), DiegoSuarez (63 stamps, 1890-1894), France (3854 stamps, 1849-2001), French offices in China (96 stamps, 1894-1907), French offices in Crete (15 stamps, 1902), Alexandria (34 stamps, 1899-1915), Port Said (38 stamps, 1899-1915), German occupation of France (26 stamps, 1870-1916), Reunion (499 stamps, 1852-1974), French offices in the Turkish Empire (14 stamps, 1902-1907), French Colonies (100 stamps, 1859-1945), French Congo (52 stamps, 1891-1903), French Southern & Antarctic Territories (468 stamps, 1955-2001), German offices in the Turkish Empire (5 stamps, 1908), Grand Comoro (29 stamps, 1897-1912), British offices in Morocco, French currency (40 stamps, 1917-1937), FezzanGhadames (15 stamps, 1946), Fezzan (23 stamps, 1949-1951), Ghadames (10 stamps, 1949), Mayotte (120 stamps, 1892-2001), Moheli (22 stamps, 1906-1912), NossiBe (57 stamps, 1889-1894), Obock (68 stamps, 1892-1894), Ste.Marie de Madagascar (13 stamps, 1894), Senegambia & Niger (13 stamps, 1903), Tahiti (61 stamps, 1882-1915), French offices in Zanzibar (20 stamps, 1894-1904) Show with all usages

Denominations used by French Colonies in this currency:

Denom	Usages	Selected stamps
1c	7	1862 olgrn issue=1859 d=eagle (1859) ... 1884 blk issue=1884 d=scroll (1882)
2c	5	1876 issue=1871b d=Ceres (1871 a) ... 1884 blk issue=1884 d=scroll (1882)
3c	1	1884 blk issue=1884 d=scroll (1882)
4c	5	1871 issue=1871b d=Ceres (1871 a) ... 1884 blk issue=1884 d=scroll (1882)
5c	7	1862 grn issue=1859 d=eagle (1859) ... 1894 ltbl issue=1894 d=scroll (1882)
10c	9	1859 bis pc=yel issue=1859 d=eagle (1859) ... 1945 bl issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
15c	8	1871 issue=1871c d=Ceres (1871 c) var=large numerals ... 1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
20c	7	1865 bl issue=1859 d=eagle (1859) ... 1906 olgrn issue=1894 d=scroll (1882)
25c	7	1871 issue=1871b d=Ceres (1871 b) ... 1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
30c	6	1871 brn issue=1871c d=Ceres (1871 c) var=large numerals ... 1894 car issue=1894 d=scroll (1882)
35c	2	1878 vioblk pc=org issue=1878 d=Peace & Commerce var=II, 1881 blk pc=yelorg issue=Commerce d=Commerce (1881)
40c	5	1859 org issue=1859 d=eagle (1859) ... 1884 blk issue=1884 d=scroll (1882)
50c	2	1894 lil issue=1894 d=scroll (1882), 1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
0.50fr+4.50fr	1	1943 yelgrn d=patriots & Map of France
60c	3	1884 blk issue=1884 d=scroll (1882) ... 1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
75c	2	1878 car issue=1877 d=Peace & Commerce var=I, 1881 car pc=rose issue=Commerce d=Commerce (1881)
80c	3	1865 carrose issue=1859 d=eagle (1859) ... 1871 rose issue=1871a d=Napoleon III (1871)
1fr	5	1877 brnzgrn pc=straw issue=1877 d=Peace & Commerce var=I ... 1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
1.50fr+8.50fr	1	1943 cer d=patriots & Map of France
1.50+98.50fr	1	1943 ind&gray d=resistance fighters
2fr	2	1884 brn issue=1884 d=scroll (1882), 1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
3fr+12fr	1	1943 grnbl d=patriots & Map of France
4fr	1	1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
5fr	2	1884 brn issue=1884 d=scroll (1882), 1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
5fr+15fr	1	1943 olgray d=patriots & Map of France
9fr+41fr	1	1943 redvio d=colonies offering sword to France
10fr	1	1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
10fr+40fr	2	1943 dlbl d=refugee mother & children, 1944 d=woman & child & bird wing
20fr	1	1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)
50fr	1	1945 issue=1945 d=numeral (1945 French Colonies)

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