French West African franc (French Sudan usage only)

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French West African franc (French Sudan usage only)

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) Show with all usages

Denominations used by French Sudan in this currency:

Denom	Usages	Selected stamps
1c	3	5/1894 blk pc=gray issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 3/9/1931 red&blk issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
2c	3	5/1894 brn pc=buff issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 3/9/1931 dpbl<org issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
3c	1	1940 red&blk issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
4c	3	5/1894 cl pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 3/9/1931 graylil&rose issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
5c	5	5/1894 grn pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 3/9/1931 ind&grn issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
10c	8	5/1894 blk pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1943 grnol&rosevio issue=1943 no RF
15c	9	4/12/1894 car pc=rose d=Commerce (1881) oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-75c-car ... 3/9/1931 gray issue=1931 due
20c	6	5/1894 red pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 4/15/1937 vio issue=Paris International Exposition d=colonial products & ship & car & plane
25c	6	4/12/1894 brnzgrn pc=straw d=Commerce (1881) oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-1fr-brnzgrn ... 3/9/1931 redvio&rose issue=1931 d=Sudanese woman
30c	10	5/1894 brn pc=bis issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1943 dkbl&redorg issue=1943 no RF
35c	2	1921 carrose&vio issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-35c-carrose&vio, 1938 olgrn&grn issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
40c	5	5/1894 red pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 4/15/1937 red issue=Paris International Exposition d=colonial peoples & exposition buildings
45c	3	1921 bl&brn issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-45c-bl&brn ... 1940 olgrn&grn issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
45+25c	1	7/5/1939 grn&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
50c	10	5/1894 car pc=rose issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 10/19/1942 red&bl issue=1942 air
50c+1fr	1	1941 red&blk issue=1941 semi
50c+1.50fr	1	1944 bl issue=1944 air semi
55c	1	1938 ultra&car issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
60c	5	12/1/1921 org issue=1921 due d=numeral (1914 due) on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-issue=1914 due-60c ... 1940 bl&brn issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
65c	3	1925 yel&brn issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=1921-75c ... 3/9/1931 brtvio&blk issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
70c	1	3/9/1931 viobl&carrose issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
70+35c	1	7/5/1939 redbrn&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
75c	3	5/1894 dpvio pc=org issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 3/9/1931 bl&olbrn issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
80c	1	3/9/1931 carrose<brn issue=1931 d=entrance to residency at Djenne
80c+2fr	1	1941 car&brn issue=1941 semi
85c	2	1925 grn&bl issue=1925 provisional d=camel with rider oc=blk on=1921-2fr
90c	7	1927 brnred&salpink issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=75c-brnred&salpink-unissued ... 4/15/1939 issue=Caillie d=map of West Africa & Rene Caillie
90+35c	1	7/5/1939 redorg&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
1fr	9	5/1894 brnzgrn pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 10/19/1942 brn&blk issue=1942 air
1+1fr	1	1941 red issue=Defence
1+2.50fr	1	1944 grn issue=1944 air semi
1.10fr	1	1928 graylil&redvio issue=1921 ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-1.10fr-graylil&redvio
1.20+1.80fr	1	6/22/1942 bl&red
1.25fr	4	1926 dkbl<bl issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=1fr-dkbl<bl-unissued ... 5/10/1939 issue=New York World's Fair d=people of the colonies
1.25+1fr	1	7/5/1939 car&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
1.40fr	1	3/9/1931 brtvio&blk issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman
1.50fr	5	1927 dkbl&ultra issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=1fr-dkbl&ultra-unissued ... 4/15/1937 dkbl issue=Paris International Exposition d=colonial cultures
1.50+2fr	1	1941 bl&ultra issue=1941 semi
1.50+3fr	1	1941 pur issue=Defence
1.50+3.50fr	1	6/22/1942 grn issue=1942 air semi
1.60fr	1	3/9/1931 brn&dpbl issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman
1.75fr	2	1933 dkbrn&dpbl issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman, 1939 viobl issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman
1.75fr+50c	1	1938 brtultra issue=Curie d=Pierre & Marie Curie
1.90fr	1	2/8/1940 bl issue=1940 air
2fr	6	1921 grn&bl issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-2fr-grn&bl ... 10/19/1942 dkgrn&brn issue=1942 air
2+3fr	1	1941 brnred&grn issue=1941 semi
2+6fr	1	6/22/1942 brn issue=1942 air semi
2.25fr	3	1939 viobl&ultra issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman ... 5/10/1939 issue=New York World's Fair d=people of the colonies
2.25+2fr	1	7/5/1939 bl&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
2.50fr	2	1940 ltbrn issue=1931 d=Sudanese boatman, 1941 bl d=entrance to residency at Djenne & Petain
2.50+1fr	1	1941 bl issue=Defence
2.90fr	1	2/8/1940 carred issue=1940 air
3fr	6	1927 dlred&brnorg issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-dlred&brnorg-unissued ... 10/19/1942 dkbl&red issue=1942 air
3+9fr	1	6/22/1942 car issue=1942 air semi
4.50fr	1	2/8/1940 graygrn issue=1940 air
4.90fr	1	2/8/1940 yelol issue=1940 air
5fr	3	1921 vio&blk issue=1921 d=camel with rider ovpt=SOUDAN FRANCAIS oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Senegal & Niger-5fr-vio&blk ... 10/19/1942 vio&brn issue=1942 air
6.90fr	1	2/8/1940 org issue=1940 air
10fr	3	1927 brnred&blgrn issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-brnred&blgrn-unissued ... 10/19/1942 bl&graybrn issue=1942 air
20fr	3	1927 vio&ver issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-vio&ver-unissued ... 10/19/1942 red&vio issue=1942 air
50fr	1	10/19/1942 yelgrn&bl issue=1942 air

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