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Algerian Franc (1848 - 1964)

Currency Name	Algerian Franc
System	1 Franc = 100 centimes
Description	The franc was the currency of Algeria between 1848 and 1964. It was subdivided into 100 centimes. The franc replaced the budju when France occupied the country. It was equivalent to the French franc and was revalued in 1960 at a rate of 100 old francs = 1 new franc to maintain the equivalence. The new franc was replaced at par by the dinar in 1964 following Algerian independence granted by France in 1962. Except for 20-, 50- and 100-franc coins issued between 1949 and 1956, Algeria used the same coins as metropolitan France.

Currency Name

Algerian Franc

System

1 Franc = 100 centimes

Description

The franc was the currency of Algeria between 1848 and 1964. It was subdivided into 100 centimes.

The franc replaced the budju when France occupied the country. It was equivalent to the French franc and was revalued in 1960 at a rate of 100 old francs = 1 new franc to maintain the equivalence. The new franc was replaced at par by the dinar in 1964 following Algerian independence granted by France in 1962.

Except for 20-, 50- and 100-franc coins issued between 1949 and 1956, Algeria used the same coins as metropolitan France.

Coin Types in currency: Algerian Franc (1)

Coin Type	Type	From	To	Sub-types	Coins
Unsorted	Other				2

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Algerian Franc: Details

Issued By	Algeria, French
From	1848
To	1964

Algerian Franc: Users

Country		Period	From	To
	Algeria, French	Algerian Franc	1848	1962
	Algeria	Algerian Franc	1962	1964

Algerian Franc: Related Currencies

Country		Currency	From	To
	France	French Franc	1795	2001

Information about currency: Algerian Franc