Franco germ is the term that indicates the French franc coined before the First World War and was replaced after the First World War by franc Poincaré . The name
germ comes from the name of the month that in 1803, were finally approved the legislation establishing the new currency.
The franc was issued for the first time during the French Revolution
- a decimal system of money of account (1 franc = 100 centimes)
- a bimetallic monetary system which were legal tender in both gold and silver.
| legal tender of the franc in gold and silver | |||
| | pure silver | gold | ratio gold / silver |
| 1 franc | | | 15.5 ca. |
| pure gold pure silver | ratio gold / silver | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 franc | 4.5 grams | 0.29025 | 15.5 grams approx. |
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