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[Fraction currency in several Francophone countries] [date=December 2016]
[date=August 2016] {{Coin image box 1 double | header = 20 French Centime with
Marianne on Obverse. | image = File:20 Centimes (France).jpg | caption_left =
OBVERSE: Marianne wearing the Phrygian cap of liberty. | caption_right =
REVERSE: Face value and French motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité". | width
= 300 | footer = This coin was minted from 1962 to 2001. | position = right |
margin = 0 }} CENTIME (from [la]) is French for "cent", and is used in English
as the name of the fraction currency in several Francophone countries
(including Switzerland, Algeria, Belgium, Morocco and France).
In France, the usage of _centime_ goes back to the introduction of the decimal
monetary system under Napoleon. This system aimed at replacing non-decimal
fractions of older coins. A five-centime coin was known as a _sou_, i.e. a
solidus or shilling.
In Francophone Canada [1] of a Canadian dollar is officially known as a _cent_
(pronounced /sɛnt/) in both English and French. However, in practice, the
form of _cenne_ (pronounced /sɛn/) has completely replaced the official
_cent_. Spoken and written use of the official form _cent_ in Francophone
Canada is exceptionally uncommon. In the Canadian French vernacular _sou_,
_sou noir_ ([fr] means "black" in French), _cenne_, and _cenne noire_ are all
widely known, used, and accepted monikers when referring to either [1] of a
Canadian dollar or the 1¢ coin (colloquially known as a "penny" in North
American English).
** Subdivision of euro: cent or centime?
In the European community, _cent_ is the official name for one hundredth of a
euro. However, in French-speaking countries, the word _centime _is the
preferred term. The Superior Council of the French language of Belgium
recommended in 2001 the use of _centime_, since _cent_ is also the French word
for "hundred". An analogous decision was published in the _Journal officiel_
in France (2 December 1997).
In Morocco, dirhams are divided into 100 _centime_s and one may find prices in
the country quoted in _centime_s rather than in dirhams. Sometimes _centime_s
are known as francs or, in former Spanish areas, pesetas.
** Usage
A centime is one-hundredth of the following basic monetary units: <!-- (This
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Ethiopian santims | image = | caption_left = OBVERSE: Ethiopian lion head,
year and country name. | caption_right = REVERSE: Vega bond Hunter and face
value. | width = 250 | footer = 5 santims were made of two metals, brass
(1969 only) and steel coated with nickel (1996-). This particular coin is
made of brass (1969). Coins made of steel are magnetic and the lion head is
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*** Current
- Algerian dinar
- Burundian franc
- CFP franc
- CFA franc
- Comorian franc
- Congolese franc
- Djiboutian franc
- Ethiopian birr (as santim)
- Guinean franc
- Haitian gourde
- Moroccan dirham
- Rwandan franc
- Swiss franc (by French and English speakers only; Italian speakers use centesimo . See Rappen )
*** Obsolete
[date=August 2008]
- Algerian franc
- Belgian franc (Dutch: [nl] )
- Cambodian franc
- French Camerounian franc
- French Guianan franc
- French franc
- Guadeloupe franc
- Katangese franc
- Latvian lats (Latvian: santīms)
- Luxembourgish franc
- Malagasy franc
- Malian franc
- Martinique franc
- Monegasque franc
- Moroccan franc
- New Hebrides franc
- Réunion franc
- Spanish Peseta
- Tunisian franc
- Westphalian frank
[Cent (currency)]
** References
[Money] [Reflist]
Category:Marianne (personification) Category:Cent (currency)