Status
Euro area member since 1 January 1999.
See Also
The first Napoleon coinBabette's Feast for Food'N'Flix {Round-Up}Napoleon I | Biography, Achievements, & FactsWhy do Napoleon’s portraits often show him with one hand inside his shirt? The story of the French emperor’s missing hand…Fixed conversion rate
€1 = 6.55957 FRF
Adoption of the euro
The euro banknotes and coins were introduced in France on 1 January 2002, after a transitional period of three years when the euro was the official currency but only existed as 'book money'. The dual circulation period – when both the French franc and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 17 February 2002.
Exchange of former national currency
TheBanque de France(Bank of France) exchanged French franc coins until 17 February 2005 and franc banknotes until 17 February 2012.
Institutions
- Banque de France(Bank of France, also inEnglish)
- Ministère de l’économie et des finances (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
- La Monnaie de Paris(Paris Mint, also inEnglish)
