FRANC

FRANC was a silver coin of France 835/1000 fine until the euro was adopted in 1999 (by law, 2002 de facto). It was the monetary unity of France since 1799, weighs 5 grammes and equals about 9½ d.

Franc has been adopted by Belgium and Switzerland, while under other names a similar coin is in use in Spain (peseta), Italy (lira), and Greece (drachma).