Sentences with franc
franc
F f - The price of grapes had shot up to 32 francs a kilo.
- The Swiss franc has remained surprisingly strong.
- Buying euros with sterling will be no different to the way in which we used to buy francs, drachmas and lire.
- The Luxembourg and Belgian francs are tied to one another in a monetary union in 1921.
- In 2004, the value of the Malagasy franc dropped again to 9500 fmg to the dollar.
- Today, the dollar dropped almost 2% against both the Swiss franc and the euro.
- In 16 days the euro will be introduced in 12 European countries, and francs, lire, pesetas and the like will be a thing of the past.
- On the other hand, the issue of half francs and quarter francs was maintained up until 1642.
- There were no long queues or flurries of excited bank customers looking to exchange the Luxembourg franc for the euro last week.
- However, Asian currencies gained slightly as investors dumped the U.S. dollar for currencies such as the Swiss franc and the euro.
- The existence of an African franc whose value was pegged to the French franc ensured that the former colonies enjoyed a hard and stable currency and that the French government had a say in their economies.
- In 2002, France will convert from the franc to the euro for all financial transactions.