The franc was the currency of
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
between 1875 and 1885. It was equal to the
French franc
The franc (, ; sign: F or Fr), also commonly distinguished as the (FF), was a 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. It w ...
and was similarly subdivided into 100 ''
centime
Centime (from la, centesimus) is French for "cent", and is used in English as the name of the fraction currency in several Francophone countries (including Switzerland, Algeria, Belgium, Morocco and France).
In France, the usage of ''centime' ...
s''. It circulated alongside the piastre (equal to the
Mexican peso) with 1 piastre = 5.37 francs. It replaced the
tical and was replaced by the
piastre. No paper money was issued.
Coins
Coins were issued in denominations of 5, 10, 25 and 50 centimes, 1, 2 and 4 francs and 1 piastre. The 5 and 10 centimes were struck in bronze, with the remaining pieces in silver. All the coins were dated 1860 but were minted (mostly in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
) in 1875. They all bear the portrait of King
Norodom
Norodom ( km, នរោត្តម, ; born Ang Voddey ( km, អង្គវតី, ); 3 February 1834 – 24 April 1904) was King of Cambodia from 19 October 1860 to his death on 24 April 1904. He was the eldest son of King Ang Duong and was ...
. In about 1900, some of the silver coins were restruck but at approximately 15% reduced weights.
See also
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French Indochinese piastre
The piastre de commerce was the currency of French Indochina between 1885 and 1952. It was subdivided into 100 ''cents'', each of 2~6 '' sapèques''.
The name ''piastre'' (), from Spanish pieces of eight (pesos), dates to the 16th century and h ...
References
* Jean Lecompte (2000) Monnaies et Jetons des Colonies Françaises.
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External links
Cambodian Coins of Norodom ICambodian Currency Collection - Depicts every banknote issued by National Bank of Cambodia
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Currencies of Cambodia
Modern obsolete currencies
Economic history of Cambodia
1875 establishments in Asia
1885 disestablishments in Asia
19th-century economic history