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French West African franc

currency circulating in the early 20th century
Intangible currency Q2616592
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French West African franc

Summary

French West African franc is a currency[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (currency category, ranking #222 of 601).[2]

Key Facts

  • French West African franc is located in French West Africa[3].
  • French West African franc is in the country of France[4].
  • French West African franc's instance of is recorded as currency[5].
  • French West African franc's instance of is recorded as franc[6].
  • French West African franc's central bank/issuer is recorded as Banque internationale pour l'Afrique occidentale[7].
  • +1903-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of French West African franc[8].
  • French West African franc was dissolved in +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • French West African franc's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d1dct[10].
  • French West African franc's replaced by is recorded as West African CFA franc[11].

Why It Matters

French West African franc draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (currency category, ranking #222 of 601).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

currency France West African CFA franc

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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