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Currency

The CFA Franc

The Republic of Congo currency is the CFA Franc - CFA is Coopération Financière en Afrique Centrale (Finance Cooperation in Central Africa).

This currency is shared by all the CEMAC countries:

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Gabon
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Chad
It has the same value than the West African CFA Franc.

The CFA Franc is divided into 100 centimes, but no coin nor note in cenitmes exist.

See also...

Notes and coins

Notes in use are of 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, and 10000 F. Coins exist in 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 F.


10 F CFA obverse


10 F CFA 1974 reverse

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500 F CFA 1994 obverse


500 F CFA 1994 reverse

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Last update: 18.06.2001
Mail: congo.brazzaville@free.fr

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