What kind of money did they use in France in 1999?

Question

I need it for a writing assinment and the setting is France and I need to know what money they used in France in 1999(March 10,1999 to be exact). I think it is Euro currently , but i'm not sure if it was the same then because they changed it recently.

Answer 1

The euro replaced the franc on January 1, 1999, so the answer is the  euro. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fran...

Answer 2

the franc

Answer 3

it's FRANC !!!

because it was euro for banks and international exchanges, but Franc coins for people, until 1/1/2002.

its the same in other european countries.

remember 1 € = 6.55957 FF

Answer 4

Good question

Answer 5

France joined 11 other EU members to launch the Euro on January 1, 1999, with euro coins and banknotes completely replacing the French franc (₣) in early 2002.