Centime

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20 French Centime with Marianne on Obverse.
Obverse: Marianne wearing the Phrygian cap of liberty. Reverse: Face value and French motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité".
This coin was minted from 1962 to 2001.
10 French centimes (1963)
10 French centimes (1963)

Centime (from

Francophone countries (including Switzerland, Algeria, Belgium, Morocco and France
).

In France, the usage of centime goes back to the introduction of the

decimal monetary system under Napoleon. This system aimed at replacing non-decimal fractions of older coins. A five-centime coin was known as a sou, i.e. a solidus or shilling
.

In

Francophone Canada 1⁄100 of a Canadian dollar
is officially known as a cent (pronounced /sɛnt/) in both English and French. However, in practice, the form of cenne (pronounced /sɛn/) has completely replaced the official cent. Spoken and written use of the official form cent in Francophone Canada is exceptionally uncommon. In the Canadian French vernacular sou, sou noir (noir means "black" in French), cenne, and cenne noire are all widely known, used, and accepted monikers when referring to either 1⁄100 of a Canadian dollar or the 1¢ coin (colloquially known as a "penny" in North American English).

Subdivision of euro: cent or centime?

In the European community, cent is the official name for one hundredth of a

Journal officiel
in France (2 December 1997).

In Morocco,

former Spanish areas, pesetas
.

Usage

A centime is one-hundredth of the following basic monetary units:

Current

Ethiopia, 25 centimes 1944

Obsolete

Centime 1797–98, French First Republic. First year of release.

References

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