Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vitaliy V. Shmelev Author-Email: bdk_mgimo@mail.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Title: Global Significance of the French Franc Abstract: French franc got its name in honor of the country of origin; it passed a bright way from the first coin in the kingdom, which has become the gold standard forerunner. It was the currency of the world’s first issuing bank of the gold bloc, which has arisen in the interwar period. And today it serves as the basis for CFA francs. Classification-JEL: Keywords: French franc, money, argent, libralis, ecu, deniers, sous, solidus, denarius, the Banque de France, European Currency Unit, gold bloc, CFA franc Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 104-111 Issue: 4 Year: 2015 Month: August File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2015/4/statii/11.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:150411:p:104-111