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French West African franc


Name: French West African franc
Defn: 100c=1fr
Symbol: ₣
Code:
Desc:
Units of money:
centime c 1
franc fr 100

Users of this currency: French Sudan (171 stamps, 1894-1944), French West Africa (139 stamps, 1943-1959)

Denominations used in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1c 3   French Sudan 5/1894 blk pc=gray issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French Sudan 3/9/1931 red&blk issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
2c 3   French Sudan 5/1894 brn pc=buff issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French Sudan 3/9/1931 dpbl<org issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
3c 1   French Sudan 1940 red&blk issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
4c 3   French Sudan 5/1894 cl pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French Sudan 3/9/1931 graylil&rose issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
5c 5   French Sudan 5/1894 grn pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French Sudan 3/9/1931 ind&grn issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
10c 11   French Sudan 5/1894 blk pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French West Africa 1947 dkbl issue=1947
15c 9   French Sudan 4/12/1894 car pc=rose d=Commerce (1881) oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-75c-car ... French Sudan 3/9/1931 blk&redvio issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
20c 6   French Sudan 5/1894 red pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French Sudan 4/15/1937 vio issue=Paris International Exposition d=colonial products & ship & car & plane
25c 6   French Sudan 4/12/1894 brnzgrn pc=straw d=Commerce (1881) oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-1fr-brnzgrn ... French Sudan 3/9/1931 redvio&rose issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
30c 13   French Sudan 5/1894 brn pc=bis issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French West Africa 1947 brnred issue=1947
35c 2   French Sudan 1921 carrose&vio issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-35c-carrose&vio, French Sudan 1938 olgrn&grn issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
40c 7   French Sudan 5/1894 red pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French West Africa 1947 grn issue=1947 d=Niger river boat
45c 3   French Sudan 1921 bl&brn issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-45c-bl&brn ... French Sudan 1940 olgrn&grn issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
45+25c 1   French Sudan 7/5/1939 grn&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
50c 13   French Sudan 5/1894 car pc=rose issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French West Africa 1947 dkred issue=1947 d=Bilma Oasis,Niger
50c+1fr 1   French Sudan 1941 red&blk issue=1941 semi
50c+1.50fr 1   French Sudan 1944 bl issue=1944 air semi
55c 1   French Sudan 1938 ultra&car issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
60c 8   French Sudan 12/1/1921 org issue=1921 due d=numeral (1914 due) on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-issue=1914 due-60c ... French West Africa 1948 var=no Togo
65c 3   French Sudan 1925 yel&brn issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=1921-75c ... French Sudan 3/9/1931 brtvio&blk issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
70c 2   French Sudan 3/9/1931 viobl&carrose issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne, French West Africa 1945 mag&cit issue=1945 d=colonial soldiers
70+35c 1   French Sudan 7/5/1939 redbrn&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
75c 3   French Sudan 5/1894 dpvio pc=org issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French Sudan 3/9/1931 bl&olbrn issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
80c 3   French Sudan 3/9/1931 carrose<brn issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne ... French West Africa 1947 issue=1947
80c+2fr 1   French Sudan 1941 car&brn issue=1941 semi
85c 2   French Sudan 1925 grn&bl issue=1925 provisional d=camel with rider oc=blk on=1921-2fr
90c 7   French Sudan 1927 brnred&salpink issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=75c-brnred&salpink-unissued ... French Sudan 4/15/1939 issue=Caillie d=map of West Africa & Rene Caillie
90+35c 1   French Sudan 7/5/1939 redorg&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
1fr 14   French Sudan 5/1894 brnzgrn pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce ... French West Africa 6/2/1958 issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
1+1fr 1   French Sudan 1941 red issue=Defence
1+2.50fr 1   French Sudan 1944 grn issue=1944 air semi
1.10fr 1   French Sudan 1928 graylil&redvio issue=1921 ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-1.10fr-graylil&redvio
1.20fr 2   French West Africa 1945 issue=1945 d=colonial soldiers, French West Africa 1947 issue=1947
1.20+1.80fr 1   French Sudan 6/22/1942 bl&red
1.25fr 4   French Sudan 1926 dkbl<bl issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=1fr-dkbl<bl-unissued ... French Sudan 5/10/1939 issue=New York World's Fair d=people of the colonies
1.25+1fr 1   French Sudan 7/5/1939 car&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
1.40fr 1   French Sudan 3/9/1931 brtvio&blk issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman
1.50fr 9   French Sudan 1927 dkbl&ultra issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=1fr-dkbl&ultra-unissued ... French West Africa 1947 issue=1947
1.50+2fr 1   French Sudan 1941 bl&ultra issue=1941 semi
1.50+3fr 1   French Sudan 1941 pur issue=Defence
1.50+3.50fr 1   French Sudan 6/22/1942 grn issue=1942 air semi
1.60fr 1   French Sudan 3/9/1931 brn&dpbl issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman
1.75fr 2   French Sudan 1933 dkbrn&dpbl issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman, French Sudan 1939 viobl issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman
1.75fr+50c 1   French Sudan 1938 brtultra issue=Curie d=Pierre & Marie Curie
1.90fr 1   French Sudan 2/8/1940 bl issue=1940 air
2fr 11   French Sudan 1921 grn&bl issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-2fr-grn&bl ... French West Africa 2/20/1956 issue=FIDES
2+3fr 2   French Sudan 1941 brnred&grn issue=1941 semi, French West Africa 1945 red
2+6fr 1   French Sudan 6/22/1942 brn issue=1942 air semi
2.25fr 3   French Sudan 1939 viobl&ultra issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman ... French Sudan 5/10/1939 issue=New York World's Fair d=people of the colonies
2.25+2fr 1   French Sudan 7/5/1939 bl&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
2.40fr 1   French West Africa 1945 issue=1945 d=colonial soldiers
2.50fr 2   French Sudan 1940 ltbrn issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman, French Sudan 1941 bl d=entrance to residency at Djenne & Petain
2.50+1fr 1   French Sudan 1941 bl issue=Defence
2.90fr 1   French Sudan 2/8/1940 carred issue=1940 air
3fr 12   French Sudan 1927 dlred&brnorg issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-dlred&brnorg-unissued ... French West Africa 6/2/1958 issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
3+9fr 1   French Sudan 6/22/1942 car issue=1942 air semi
3.50fr 1   French West Africa 1944 grn issue=1944a oc=blk on=issuer=Mauritania-65c-grn
3.60fr 1   French West Africa 1947 issue=1947
4fr 5   French West Africa 1944 dkgrn issue=1944a d=family at tent oc=blk on=issuer=Mauritania-1938-65c ... French West Africa 2/20/1956 issue=FIDES
4.50fr 3   French Sudan 2/8/1940 graygrn issue=1940 air ... French West Africa 1945 issue=1945 d=colonial soldiers
4.90fr 1   French Sudan 2/8/1940 yelol issue=1940 air
5fr 10   French Sudan 1921 vio&blk issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-5fr-vio&blk ... French West Africa 6/2/1958 issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
5+20fr 1   French West Africa 12/1/1944 pur issue=Red Cross
5.50fr 3   French West Africa 1943 dkvio issue=1943 d=Diourbei Mosque oc=blk on=issuer=Senegal-65c-dkvio ... French West Africa 1945 ultra d=airplane (1945)
6fr 1   French West Africa 1947 dkbl issue=1947
6.90fr 1   French Sudan 2/8/1940 org issue=1940 air
8fr 4   French West Africa 5/8/1946 vio d=Victory (1946) ... French West Africa 5/2/1955 issue=Wildlife Protection Exhibition d=pangolin (1955)
10fr 11   French Sudan 1927 brnred&blgrn issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-brnred&blgrn-unissued ... French West Africa 7/7/1958 issue=flowers
10+2fr 1   French West Africa 5/15/1950 brnred&dkbrn issue=Tropical Medicine
15fr 14   French West Africa 1944 orgbrn&org issue=1944b oc=blk on=issuer=Mauritania-90c-orgbrn&org ... French West Africa 3/15/1958 blkbrn&grn&vio issue=Dakar 100th d=Goree Island & native woman
17fr 1   French West Africa 2/20/1956 issue=FIDES
20fr 18   French Sudan 1927 vio&ver issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-vio&ver-unissued ... French West Africa 3/21/1959
25fr 8   French West Africa 1945 prusgrn issue=Eboue d=Eboue ... French West Africa 1/5/1959 issue=flowers
30fr 3   French West Africa 2/20/1956 issue=FIDES ... French West Africa 7/7/1958 issue=flowers d=Cyrtosperma
40fr 3   French West Africa 12/1/1952 d=Treich-Laplene & map ... French West Africa 1/5/1959 issue=flowers
45fr 1   French West Africa 6/2/1958 issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
50fr 9   French Sudan 10/19/1942 yelgrn&bl issue=1942 air ... French West Africa 6/2/1958 issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
65fr 2   French West Africa 6/2/1958 issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958), French West Africa 7/7/1958 issue=flowers
100fr 5   French West Africa 1945 d=airplane (1945) ... French West Africa 6/2/1958 issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
200fr 3   French West Africa 3/24/1947 slgray issue=1947 air d=ghostly plane over natives ... French West Africa 6/2/1958 issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
500fr 1   French West Africa 11/5/1951 redorg&blgrn&ultra d=Vridi Canal

Used by 310 stamps: (See all uses as list)
French Sudan 4/12/1894 25c brnzgrn pc=straw d=Commerce (1881) oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-1fr-brnzgrn perf=14x13.5
French Sudan 4/12/1894 15c car pc=rose d=Commerce (1881) oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-75c-car perf=14x13.5
French Sudan 5/1894 30c brn pc=bis issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 1fr brnzgrn pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 75c dpvio pc=org issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 50c car pc=rose issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 40c red pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 25c blk pc=rose issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 20c red pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 15c bl issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 1c blk pc=gray issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 2c brn pc=buff issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 4c cl pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 5c grn pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 5/1894 10c blk pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 1900 25c bl issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 1900 50c brn pc=bl issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 1900 10c red issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 1900 15c gray issue=Navigation & Commerce
French Sudan 1921 1c viobrn&vio issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-1914-1c
French Sudan 1921 2c gray&brnvio issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-1914-2c
French Sudan 1921 4c blk&bl issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-4c-blk&bl
French Sudan 1921 5c olbrn&dkbrn issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-5c-olbrn&dkbrn
French Sudan 1921 10c yelgrn&blgrn issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-10c-yelgrn&blgrn
French Sudan 1921 15c brn&org issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-15c-brn&org
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French West Africa airmail 3/15/1958 40fr issue=Dakar 100th
French West Africa airmail 3/15/1958 50fr issue=Dakar 100th
French West Africa airmail 3/15/1958 100fr issue=Dakar 100th
French West Africa 5/19/1958 20fr d=bananas (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 1fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 3fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 5fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 10fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 20fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 25fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 30fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 45fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 50fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 65fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 100fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa official 6/2/1958 200fr issue=1958 official dt=masks (1958)
French West Africa 7/7/1958 10fr issue=flowers
French West Africa 7/7/1958 30fr issue=flowers d=Cyrtosperma
French West Africa 7/7/1958 65fr issue=flowers
French West Africa 11/1/1958 20fr issue=Upper Volta 10th
French West Africa airmail 12/1/1958 20fr issue=Nouakchott as capital
French West Africa 12/10/1958 20fr issue=Human Rights d=human rights
French West Africa 1/5/1959 25fr issue=flowers
French West Africa 1/5/1959 40fr issue=flowers
French West Africa 3/21/1959 20fr

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