The franc was the currency of

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until 2002. The

French franc The franc (, ; sign: F or Fr), also commonly distinguished as the (FF), was a currency of France. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money. It w ...

circulated alongside banknotes issued specifically for French Guiana between 1888 and 1961 and notes issued for French Guiana, Guadeloupe and

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(collectively referred to as the French Antilles) between 1961 and 1975. As an integral part of France, French Guiana is part of the

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and the

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, and starting in 2002, its currency is the

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Banknotes

In 1888 the ''Banque de la Guyane'' introduced 100 and 500 francs notes, followed by 25 francs in 1910. Emergency issues of 1 and 2 francs notes were made between 1917 and 1919 with regular-type 5 francs notes introduced in 1922. Further emergency issues of 1 and 2 francs were made between 1942 and 1945. 1000 francs notes were introduced in 1942. In 1941, the ''Caisse Centrale de France Libre'' (Central Cashier of the

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) began issuing paper money, in denominations of 100 and 1000 francs. These were followed, in 1944, by similar notes in the same denominations issued by the ''Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre Mer'' (France). In 1947, the Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre Mer took over the issuance of all paper notes; 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000. These notes shared their designs with the notes issued for Guadeloupe and Martinique. In 1961, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 francs notes were overstamped with their values in ''nouveax francs'' (new francs): 1, 5, 10 and 50 nouveax francs. The same year, a new series of notes was introduced with the names of French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique on them. In 1963, the ''Institut d'Emission des Départements d'Outre-Mer'' (Institute for Emissions in the Overseas Departments) took over paper money production in the three departments, issuing 10 and 50 nouveax francs notes. These were followed in 1964 by notes for 5, 10, 50 and 100 francs, the word nouveaux having been dropped.

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Franc The franc is any of various units of currency. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes. The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription ''francorum rex'' (King of the Franks) used on early French coins and until the 18th centu ...

Banknotes

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