Euro vs. Franc — What's the Difference?

The euro (symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of states is known as the eurozone or euro area and includes about 343 million citizens as of 2019.

The franc is any of various units of currency. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes.

The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €

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A coin with a face value of one euro.

The primary unit of currency in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Monaco before the adoption of the euro.

Abbreviation of Europeanin any sense.

A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.

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Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.

The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies

A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. In 1913 it was equivalent to about nineteen cents American, or ten pence British, and is divided into 100 centimes.

The basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes