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CFAF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- African Financial Community franc
1, record 1, English, African%20Financial%20Community%20franc
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CFAF 2, record 1, English, CFAF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- CFA franc 2, record 1, English, CFA%20franc
correct
- French Community of Africa franc 1, record 1, English, French%20Community%20of%20Africa%20franc
former designation, correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Currency unit used in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Niger, Senegal and Togo. 3, record 1, English, - African%20Financial%20Community%20franc
Record 1, Key term(s)
- franc of the African Financial Community
- franc of the French Community of Africa
- franc of the CFA
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- franc de la Communauté financière africaine
1, record 1, French, franc%20de%20la%20Communaut%C3%A9%20financi%C3%A8re%20africaine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- FCFA 2, record 1, French, FCFA
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- franc CFA 3, record 1, French, franc%20CFA
correct, masculine noun
- franc des colonies françaises d'Afrique 4, record 1, French, franc%20des%20colonies%20fran%C3%A7aises%20d%27Afrique
former designation, correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Unité monétaire (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Congo, Comores, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinée équatoriale, Niger, République centrafricaine, Sénégal, Tchad, Togo). 5, record 1, French, - franc%20de%20la%20Communaut%C3%A9%20financi%C3%A8re%20africaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Monedas y billetes
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- franco de la Comunidad Financiera Africana
1, record 1, Spanish, franco%20de%20la%20Comunidad%20Financiera%20Africana
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- FCFA 2, record 1, Spanish, FCFA
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- franco CFA 3, record 1, Spanish, franco%20CFA
correct, masculine noun
- franco de las Colonias Francesas de África 4, record 1, Spanish, franco%20de%20las%20Colonias%20Francesas%20de%20%C3%81frica
former designation, correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Moneda de Benin, Burkina Faso, Camerún, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Ecuatorial, Gabón, Malí, Níger, Senegal, Togo. Unidad fraccionaria: 100 céntimos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - franco%20de%20la%20Comunidad%20Financiera%20Africana
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plural: francos CFA. 2, record 1, Spanish, - franco%20de%20la%20Comunidad%20Financiera%20Africana
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