A Fistful of Freedom Currency
The franc is back in France, at least in one little village. After switching to the euro in 2002, France’s franc became obsolete. (The Swiss continue to produce their own last francs of Europe.)
But some of the businesses in Collobrières are accepting the old francs in lieu of euros. According to the story in the International Herald Tribune, the villagers thought of this after hearing of a similar effort in a town called Le Blanc, which apparently did not merit international coverage.
The story reminds me of a professor of mine from college. We met up before I graduated in 2001, and I asked him what he was going to do over the summer. He and his family were going to Paris, he said. His daughter wanted to visit France before the franc disappeared.
[Image of 20 franc piece from Monnaie de Paris.]
Filed under: international, money
Tags: Collobrières, currency, euro, France, francs
