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4 unusual facts about CFP franc


CFP franc

The New Hebrides franc had a different history of coin issuance before being replaced by the Vanuatu vatu in 1982.

In 1969, the New Hebrides franc was separated from the CFP franc and was replaced by the Vanuatu vatu in 1982.

Soyons unis, devenons frères

In August 2010, the Congress of New Caledonia adopted the first three of those signs: an anthem, a motto ("Terre de parole, terre de partage"; "Land of speech, land of sharing"), and local symbols on New Caledonian currency.

XPF

CFP franc, the currency used in the French overseas collectivities (collectivités d’outre-mer, or COM) of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna



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