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of a Canadian dollar or the 1¢ coin (colloquially known as a "penny" in North American English).
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is also the French word for "hundred". An analogous decision was published in the
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are all widely known, used, and accepted monikers when referring to either
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A centime is one-hundredth of the following basic monetary units:
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in Francophone Canada is exceptionally uncommon. In the
301:(pronounced /sɛn/) has completely replaced the official 218:", and is used in English as the name of the fraction 802: 394:s and one may find prices in the country quoted in 62:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 361:. However, in French-speaking countries, the word 27:Fraction currency in several Francophone countries 834: 506:and English speakers only; Italian speakers use 305:. Spoken and written use of the official form 695: 357:is the official name for one hundredth of a 322: 580: 702: 688: 369:of Belgium recommended in 2001 the use of 122:Learn how and when to remove this message 522: 425: 190: 182: 177:This coin was minted from 1962 to 2001. 367:Superior Council of the French language 14: 835: 683: 349:Subdivision of euro: cent or centime? 253:goes back to the introduction of the 709: 534: 398:s rather than in dirhams. 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First year of release. 413: 249:In France, the usage of 255:decimal monetary system 158:: Marianne wearing the 137:20 French Centime with 581: 532: 434: 323: 207: 196: 188: 529:French First Republic 526: 429: 390:are divided into 100 224:Francophone countries 194: 186: 599:French Guianan franc 552:adding missing items 404:former Spanish areas 56:improve this article 625:Luxembourgish franc 827:Numismatics portal 655:New Hebrides franc 621:(Latvian: santīms) 550:; you can help by 533: 435: 433:, 25 centimes 1944 278:Francophone Canada 197: 189: 795: 794: 675:Westphalian frank 568: 567: 527:Centime 1797–98, 181: 180: 132: 131: 124: 106: 16:(Redirected from 855: 829: 824: 823: 822: 815: 810: 809: 808: 711:Cent derivatives 704: 697: 690: 681: 680: 645:Monegasque franc 640:Martinique franc 609:Guadeloupe franc 584: 563: 560: 542: 541: 535: 469:Djiboutian franc 380:Journal officiel 344: 343: 339: 326: 288: 287: 283: 150: 134: 133: 127: 120: 116: 113: 107: 105: 64: 40: 32: 21: 863: 862: 858: 857: 856: 854: 853: 852: 843:Cent (currency) 833: 832: 825: 820: 818: 811: 806: 804: 801: 796: 791: 713: 708: 614:Katangese franc 589:Cambodian franc 564: 558: 555: 539: 521: 490:Moroccan dirham 464:Congolese franc 444:Burundian franc 424: 416: 351: 341: 337: 336: 311:Canadian French 291:Canadian dollar 285: 281: 280: 128: 117: 111: 108: 65: 63: 53: 41: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 861: 851: 850: 845: 831: 830: 816: 800: 797: 793: 792: 790: 789: 784: 779: 774: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 718: 715: 714: 707: 706: 699: 692: 684: 678: 677: 672: 670:Tunisian franc 667: 665:Spanish Peseta 662: 657: 652: 650:Moroccan franc 647: 642: 637: 632: 630:Malagasy franc 627: 622: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 574: 572:Algerian franc 566: 565: 545: 543: 520: 517: 516: 515: 497: 492: 487: 485:Haitian gourde 482: 477: 474:Ethiopian birr 471: 466: 461: 459:Comorian franc 456: 451: 446: 441: 439:Algerian dinar 423: 420: 415: 412: 350: 347: 179: 178: 174: 173: 163: 152: 151: 143: 142: 130: 129: 44: 42: 35: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 860: 849: 846: 844: 841: 840: 838: 828: 817: 814: 803: 788: 785: 783: 780: 778: 775: 773: 770: 768: 765: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 728: 725: 723: 720: 719: 716: 712: 705: 700: 698: 693: 691: 686: 685: 682: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 660:Réunion franc 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 583: 578: 577:Belgian franc 575: 573: 570: 569: 562: 553: 549: 546:This list is 544: 537: 536: 530: 525: 513: 509: 505: 501: 498: 496: 495:Rwandan franc 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 480:Guinean franc 478: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 436: 432: 428: 419: 411: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 384: 382: 381: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 346: 334: 330: 325: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 292: 279: 274: 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 247: 245: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 193: 185: 175: 171: 167: 164: 161: 157: 154: 153: 149: 144: 140: 135: 126: 123: 115: 104: 101: 97: 94: 90: 87: 83: 80: 76: 73: –  72: 68: 67:Find sources: 61: 57: 51: 50: 45:This article 43: 39: 34: 33: 30: 19: 813:Money portal 736: 635:Malian franc 619:Latvian lats 604:French franc 556: 417: 399: 395: 391: 386:In Morocco, 385: 378: 374: 370: 362: 354: 352: 332: 328: 318: 314: 306: 302: 298: 294: 275: 262: 250: 248: 199: 198: 165: 162:of liberty. 160:Phrygian cap 155: 141:on Obverse. 118: 109: 99: 92: 85: 78: 66: 54:Please help 49:verification 46: 29: 559:August 2008 500:Swiss franc 476:(as santim) 333:cenne noire 313:vernacular 228:Switzerland 226:(including 222:in several 112:August 2016 837:Categories 799:References 548:incomplete 208:centesimus 82:newspapers 742:Centésimo 508:centesimo 454:CFA franc 449:CFP franc 265:, i.e. a 71:"Centime" 787:Stotinka 747:Qindarka 579:(Dutch: 519:Obsolete 431:Ethiopia 373:, since 363:centime 319:sou noir 271:shilling 259:Napoleon 220:currency 139:Marianne 757:Santīms 737:Centime 732:Céntimo 727:Centavo 582:centiem 422:Current 408:pesetas 400:centime 396:centime 392:centime 388:dirhams 371:centime 340:⁄ 284:⁄ 267:solidus 251:centime 240:Morocco 236:Belgium 232:Algeria 200:Centime 166:Reverse 156:Obverse 96:scholar 772:Seniti 752:Santim 512:Rappen 510:. 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