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Centime (from Latin centesimus) is French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 for "cent
Cent (currency)

In many national currency, the cent is a money Units of measurement that equals 1/100 of the basic monetary unit. The word also refers to the coin which is worth one cent....
", and is used in English as the name of the fraction currency
Currency

A currency is a Medium of exchange, facilitating the trade of goods and/or Service s. It is coins and paper bills used as money. It is one form of money, where money is anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a standard of value....
 in several Francophone
Francophone

The adjective francophone means French language-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
 countries
Country

Country may refer to the territory of a state, or to a smaller, or former, political division of a geographical region. In another meaning of the word, the country is also a term used to refer to rural areas....
 (including Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, Algeria
Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country of the Mediterranean sea, second largest in the Arab World, and the second largest on the African continent and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
 and France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of 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.






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Centime (from Latin centesimus) is French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 for "cent
Cent (currency)

In many national currency, the cent is a money Units of measurement that equals 1/100 of the basic monetary unit. The word also refers to the coin which is worth one cent....
", and is used in English as the name of the fraction currency
Currency

A currency is a Medium of exchange, facilitating the trade of goods and/or Service s. It is coins and paper bills used as money. It is one form of money, where money is anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a standard of value....
 in several Francophone
Francophone

The adjective francophone means French language-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
 countries
Country

Country may refer to the territory of a state, or to a smaller, or former, political division of a geographical region. In another meaning of the word, the country is also a term used to refer to rural areas....
 (including Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, Algeria
Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country of the Mediterranean sea, second largest in the Arab World, and the second largest on the African continent and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
 and France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of 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
Solidus (coin)

The solidus was originally a gold coin issued by the Ancient Rome.The solidus was first introduced by Diocletian around 301, struck at 60 to the Roman pound of pure gold and with an initial value equal to 1000 denarius....
 or shilling
Shilling

The shilling is a unit of currency used in current and former Commonwealth of Nations countries, and continued to be used in countries that left the commonwealth, such as Republic of Ireland and Tanzania....
.

Conversely in Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, 1/100 of a Canadian dollar
Canadian dollar

The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies....
 is called sou
Penny (Canadian coin)

In Canada, a penny is a coin worth one cent or of a Canadian dollar. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the "one-cent piece", but in practice the term penny or cent is universal....
 (penny).

Subdivision of euro: cent or centime?

In the European community cent is the official name for 1/100 of a euro
Euro

The euro is the official currency of 16 out of 27 European Union member state of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain....
. However, in French-speaking countries the word centime is the one preferentially used. Indeed, the Superior Council of the French language of Belgium recommends in 2001 the use of centime, since the French word cent has two meanings ("cent" and "hundred"). An analogous decision is published in Journal officiel in France ( December 2, 1997).

In Morocco, dirham
Dirham

Dirham or dirhem is a unit of currency in several Arab nations, and formerly the related unit of mass in the Ottoman Empire. The name derives from the Greek currency drachma....
s are divided into 100 centimes and one may find prices in the country quoted in centimes rather than in dirhams. Sometimes centimes are known as francs or in former Spanish areas
Spanish Morocco

Spanish protectorate of Morocco was the area of Morocco under colonialism rule by the Spanish Empire, established by the Treaty of Fez in 1912 and ending in 1956, when both France and Spain recognized Moroccan independence....
, pesetas.

Usage

Centime is one hundredth of the following basic monetary units:

Current

  • Algerian dinar
    Algerian dinar

    The dinar is the currency of Algeria and it is subdivided into 100 santeem ....
  • Burundian franc
    Burundian franc

    The franc is the currency of Burundi. It is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes, although coins have never been issued in centimes since Burundi began issuing its own currency....
  • CFP franc
    CFP franc

    The CFP franc is the currency used in the France overseas possessions of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna. The initials CFP originally stood for Colonies Fran?aises du Pacifique ....
  • CFA franc
    CFA franc

    The CFA franc is a currency used in twelve formerly France-ruled African countries, as well as in Guinea-Bissau and in Equatorial Guinea . The ISO 4217s are XAF for the Central African CFA franc and XOF for the West African CFA franc....
  • Comorian franc
    Comorian franc

    The franc is the official currency of Comoros. It is subdivided into 100 centimes, although the centime is no longer used....
  • Congolese franc
    Congolese franc

    The franc is the currency of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is subdivided into 100 centimes....
  • Djiboutian franc
    Djiboutian franc

    The franc is the currency of Djibouti. The ISO 4217 currency code is DJF. Historically it was subdivided into 100 centimes....
  • Ethiopian birr
    Ethiopian birr

    The birr is the unit of currency in Ethiopia. Before 1976, dollar was the official English translation of birr. Today, it is officially birr in English as well....
     (as santim)
  • Guinean franc
    Guinean franc

    The Guinean franc is the currency of Guinea....
  • Haitian gourde
    Haitian gourde

    The gourde , goud is the currency of Haiti. Its ISO 4217 code is HTG and it is divided into 100 centimes or santim ....
  • Latvian lats
    Latvian lats

    The lats is the currency of Latvia. It is abbreviated as Ls. The lats is sub-divided into 100 santimi ....
     (Latvian: santims)
  • Moroccan dirham
    Moroccan dirham

    The dirham is the currency of Morocco. The plural form is pronounced broken plural, although in French language and English language "dirhams" is commonly used....
  • Rwandan franc
    Rwandan franc

    The franc is the currency of Rwanda. It is subdivided into 100 centimes and is often written RF ....
  • Swiss franc
    Swiss franc

    The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian Enclave and exclave Campione d'Italia....
     (by French
    French language

    French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
     speakers only, see Rappen
    Rappen

    In German language speaking Switzerland, one-hundredth of one Swiss franc is called Rappen. The plural is unchanged, thus also "1 Rappen", "2 Rappen"....
    )


Obsolete

  • Algerian franc
    Algerian franc

    The franc was the currency of Algeria between 1848 and 1964. It was subdivided into 100 centimes....
  • Belgian franc
    Belgian franc

    The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into 100 centiem , centimes or Centime ....
  • Cambodian franc
    Cambodian franc

    The franc was the currency of Cambodia between 1875 and 1885. It was equal to the French franc and was similarly subdivided into 100 centimes....
  • French Camerounian franc
    French Camerounian franc

    The franc was the currency of French Cameroun. It was subdivided into 100 centimes....
  • French Guianan franc
    French Guianan franc

    The franc was the currency of French Guiana until 2002. The French franc circulated alongside banknotes issued specifically for French Guyana between 1888 and 1961 and notes issued for French Guyana, Guadeloupe and Martinique between 1961 and 1975....
  • French franc
    French franc

    The franc is a former currency of France. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money....
  • Guadeloupe franc
    Guadeloupe franc

    The franc was the currency of Guadeloupe until 2002. It was subdivided into 100 centimes....
  • Katangan franc
    Katangan franc

    The franc was the currency of Katanga between 1960 and 1963 during the Democratic Republic of the Congo province's brief independence. It replaced the Congolese franc at par and was consequently initially equal to the Belgian franc....
  • Luxembourgish franc
    Luxembourgish franc

    The Luxembourgian franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 . The franc remained in circulation until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro....
  • Malagasy franc
    Malagasy franc

    The franc was the currency of Madagascar until January 1, 2005. It was subdivided into 100 centimes....
  • Malian franc
    Malian franc

    The franc was the independent currency of Mali between 1962 and 1984. Although technically subdivided into 100 centimes, no subdivisions were issued....
  • Martinique franc
    Martinique franc

    The franc was the currency of Martinique until 2002. It was subdivided into 100 centimes. The French franc circulated, alongside banknotes issued specifically for Martinique between 1855 and 1961 and notes issued for Martinique, French Guiana and Guadeloupe between 1961 and 1975....
  • Monegasque franc
    Monegasque franc

    The franc was the official currency of the Principality of Monaco until 2002 , when it changed to the euro. The franc was subdivided into 100 centimes or 10 decimes....
  • Moroccan franc
    Moroccan franc

    The franc was the currency of French Morocco from 1921. It became the currency of all Morocco in 1957 and circulated until 1974. It was divided into 100 centimes ....
  • New Hebrides franc
    New Hebrides franc

    The franc was the currency of the Anglo-French Condominium of the Pacific island group of the New Hebrides . It circulated alongside British and later Australian currency....
  • Réunion franc
    Réunion franc

    The franc was the currency of R?union until 2002. Before 1973, R?union had its own franc, distinct from that of France. After 1973, the French franc circulated....
  • Spanish Peseta
    Spanish peseta

    The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . It was subdivided into 100 c?ntimos or, informally, 4 reales, but these subunits were completely out of circulation by the 1970s....
  • Tunisian franc
    Tunisian franc

    The franc was the currency of Tunisia between 1891 and 1960. It was divided into 100 centimes and was equivalent to the French franc....
  • Westphalian frank
    Westphalian frank

    The Frank was a currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813. It circulated alongside the Westphalian thaler, was equal to the French franc and was subdivided into 100 Centimen....
  • Polska frank