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franc

フラン　—　Names of money

The currency of France.

Franc à cheval (the franc on horseback) Franc à cheval (the franc on horseback)1360 Pennsylvania note printed by Franklin Pennsylvania note printed by Franklin18 June 1764 (as printed) Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, One Thaler, 1772 Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, One Thaler, 17721772
A photograph of the real thing this term names.

⚠ After the Revolution, both the unit and its divisions were recreated from scratch. The decision to discard the old units and adopt the decimal system stemmed from the same philosophy as the reform of weights and measures.