What is French franc?
{{Infobox currency |currency_name_in_local = {{native name|fr|franc français}} |ERM_fixed_rate = 6.55957 F |mint_website = http://www.monnaiedeparis.com |mint = [[Monnaie de Paris]] |issuing_authority_website = http://www.banque-france.fr |issuing_authority = [[Banque de France]] |rarely_used_banknotes = |frequently_used_banknotes = 20&nbsp;F, 50&nbsp;F, 100&nbsp;F, 200&nbsp;F, 500&nbsp;F |rarely_used_coins = 1 centime, 20&nbsp;F |frequently_used_coins = 5, 10, 20 centimes, {{frac|2}}&nbsp;F, 1&nbsp;F, 2&nbsp;F, 5&nbsp;F, 10&nbsp;F |symbol = F or Fr (briefly also NF during the 1960s; also unofficially FF and ₣) |nickname = balles (1&nbsp;F);<ref>{{citation |first=E. & J. |last=de Goncourt |title=Charles Demailly |date=1860 |page=107 }}</ref> sacs (10&nbsp;F); bâton, brique, patate, plaque (10,000&nbsp;F) |subunit_name_1 = [[centime]] |subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|100}} |euro_replace_cash = 17 February 2002 |image_1 = 50_ve_100_fransiz_frangi.PNG |euro_replace_non_cash = 1 January 1999 |ERM_fixed_rate_since = 31 December 1998 |ERM_since = 13 March 1979 |pegged_by = [[Comorian franc|KMF]], [[CFA franc|XAF & XOF]], [[CFP franc|XPF]], ADF, [[Monegasque franc|MCF]] |using_countries = None; previously:<br />[[France]], [[Monaco]], [[Andorra]] (until 2002); Saar, [[Saarland]] (until 1959) |iso_exponent = 2 |iso_number = 250 |iso_code = FRF (1960–2002) |image_title_2 = 200 and 500 francs |image_2 = 200_ve_500_fransiz_frangi.PNG |image_title_1 = 50 and 100 francs |obsolete_notice = Y }} The '''franc''' ({{IPAc-en|f|r|æ|ŋ|k}}; {{IPA-fr|fʁɑ̃|lang}}; [[Currency sign|sign]]: '''F''' or '''Fr''')