West African CFA franc

currency of several West African countries
Organization currency Q861690
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West African CFA franc

Summary

West African CFA franc is a currency[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West African CFA franc is in the country of Benin[3].
  • West African CFA franc is in the country of Burkina Faso[4].
  • West African CFA franc is in the country of Guinea-Bissau[5].
  • West African CFA franc is in the country of Ivory Coast[6].
  • West African CFA franc is in the country of Mali[7].
  • West African CFA franc is in the country of Niger[8].
  • West African CFA franc's image is recorded as BilletBCEAO.jpg[9].
  • West African CFA franc's image is recorded as BCEAOFranc.png[10].
  • West African CFA franc's instance of is recorded as currency[11].
  • West African CFA franc's instance of is recorded as franc[12].
  • West African CFA franc's locator map image is recorded as Africa-countries-UEMOA.svg[13].
  • West African CFA franc's Commons category is recorded as Money of the West African monetary union[14].
  • West African CFA franc's ISO 4217 code is recorded as XOF[15].
  • West African CFA franc's central bank/issuer is recorded as Central Bank of West African States[16].
  • West African CFA franc's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025sw2q[17].
  • West African CFA franc's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 732696[18].
  • West African CFA franc's replaces is recorded as French West African franc[19].
  • West African CFA franc's replaces is recorded as Malian franc[20].
  • West African CFA franc's different from is recorded as Central African CFA franc[21].
  • West African CFA franc's price is recorded as {'unit': 'Q847739', 'amount': '+1'}[22].
  • West African CFA franc's price is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1329465', 'amount': '+65'}[23].
  • West African CFA franc's price is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4916', 'amount': '+0.00152449'}[24].
  • West African CFA franc's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q550207', 'amount': '+0.0047392691099179'}[25].
  • West African CFA franc's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q550207', 'amount': '+0.0049874316721861'}[26].
  • West African CFA franc's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q550207', 'amount': '+0.004478701534851'}[27].

Why It Matters

West African CFA franc ranks in the top 9% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . td.ambafrance.org. td.ambafrance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . td.ambafrance.org. td.ambafrance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . td.ambafrance.org. td.ambafrance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . td.ambafrance.org. td.ambafrance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . td.ambafrance.org. td.ambafrance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . td.ambafrance.org. td.ambafrance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . shutterstock.com. shutterstock.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . fr.numista.com. fr.numista.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . td.ambafrance.org. td.ambafrance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . td.ambafrance.org. td.ambafrance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . lesechos.fr. lesechos.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . td.ambafrance.org. td.ambafrance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . archivesmali.gouv.ml. archivesmali.gouv.ml. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Price {'unit': 'Q847739', 'amount': '+1'}, {'unit': 'Q1329465', 'amount': '+65'}, {'unit': 'Q4916', 'amount': '+0.00152449'}
    Central bank/issuer Central Bank of West African States
    Image last checked license
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q191511]], #pwb Copy label Add onderdeel van (P361)"
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