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20 French Centime with Marianne on Obverse.
Obverse: Marianne wearing the Phrygian cap of liberty.
Reverse: Face value and French motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité".
This coin was minted from 1962 to 2001.
10 French centimes (1963)10 French centimes (1963)
Centime (from Latin: centesimus) 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 1⁄100 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 (noir means "black" in French), cenne, and cenne noire are all widely known, used, and accepted monikers when referring to either 1⁄100 of a Canadian dollar or the 1¢ coin (colloquially known as a "penny" in North American English).
Centime (from Latin: centesimus) is French for "cent", and is used in English as the name of the fraction currency in several Francophone countries (including...
subdivided into 100 subunits, each known as a centiem in Dutch, centime in French or a Centime in German. The gulden (guilder) of 20 stuivers was the currency...
especially expensive items in terms of the old franc (equivalent to the new centime), up to and even after the introduction of the euro (for coins and banknotes)...
There are coins in denominations of 5 centimes, 10 centimes, 20 centimes, 1⁄2 franc (50 centimes), 1 franc, 2 francs, and 5 francs. All coins have the...
varieties. The Centime is a sub-unit of the franc. It is 1/100 of a franc. Belgique-Belgie lettering Belgie-Belgique lettering The 10 centimes coin was minted...
is the monetary currency of Algeria and it is subdivided into 100 centimes. Centimes are now obsolete due to their extremely low value. The name "dinar"...
Lagouira, which is under Mauritanian administration. Rappen in German; centime in French; centesimo in Italian; rap in Romansh. One hundred Tongan paʻanga...
Luxembourg franc (F or ISO LUF, Luxembourgish: Frang), subdivided into 100 centimes, was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 2002, except from 1941...
UEMOA. The franc is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes but no coins or banknotes denominated in centimes have ever been issued. The production of CFA franc...
Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is subdivided into 100 centimes. However, centimes no longer have a practical value and are no longer used. In April...
d'émission d'outre-mer (IEOM) in Paris. It is subdivided into 100 centimes, although centime denominations are no longer in circulation. Until 1873, the French...
currency-unit is called a centime (pl. centimes) and in Italian-speaking Switzerland, a centesimo (pl. centesimi), respectively. Centime(s) is also used internationally...
currency code is XPF. The CFP franc is subdivided into 100 centimes, although there are no centime denominations. The currency is issued by Institut d'émission...
GNF) is the currency of Guinea. It is subdivided into one hundred centimes, but no centime denominations were ever issued. The first Guinean franc was introduced...
official currency of Comoros. It is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes, although no centime denominations have ever been issued. The French franc became...
Burundi. It is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes, although coins have never been issued in centimes since Burundi began issuing its own currency...
post office used postage stamps of France, but these were denominated in centimes and francs instead of the local piasters, so beginning in 1885, some French...
franc continued to circulate, with 1 dirham = 100 francs. In 1974, the centime replaced the franc. On 24 November 2023, along with a wide variety of coinage...
Bulgarian means "a hundredth" and in fact is a translation of the French term "centime." Grammatically, the word "stotinka" comes from the word "sto" (сто; a...
In 2013, eight million 5-centime coins (one per inhabitant) were dumped on the Bundesplatz in Bern to support the 2016 Swiss referendum for a basic income...
survived as a slang term for 1⁄20 of a franc. Thus, the large bronze 5-centime coin was called "sou" (for example in Balzac or Victor Hugo), the "pièce...
l'Afrique Centrale). The franc is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes but no centime denominations have been issued. The production of CFA franc notes...
of Helvetia on the Federal Palace of Switzerland, Bern Helvetia on a 25-centime Swiss postage stamp, 1881 Helvetia flying over Lake Lucerne on a medal...
this regard. In France, the word centime is far more common than cent and is recommended by the Académie française. Centime used to be a hundredth of the...
currency of Haiti. Its ISO 4217 code is HTG and it is divided into 100 centimes (French) or santim (Creole). The word "gourde" is a French cognate for...
"Gesang der Geister über den Wassern". The falls were featured on the 3-centime Swiss postage stamp of the 1930s. Trümmelbach Falls, another notable waterfall...
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