Ivory Coast franc
- noun
- Archaic
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franco de Costa de Marfil
- The Ivory Coast franc was replaced by the CFA franc in 1945.
Examples
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Historical documents often mention prices in Ivory Coast francs before the adoption of the CFA franc.
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Collectors sometimes search for old Ivory Coast franc coins at auctions.
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Before independence, the Ivory Coast franc was used in all official transactions.
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Many people in the Ivory Coast used the Ivory Coast franc before the change.
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Before it was replaced, the Ivory Coast franc was the primary currency of the country.
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Collectors seek rare Ivory Coast franc coins to add to their collections.
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In financial records, you may find amounts listed in Ivory Coast francs prior to the 1945 transition.
Synonyms
A former type of money used in Ivory Coast before the West African CFA franc
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward compositional name: 'Ivory Coast' (a place name) + 'franc' (a currency), so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer it denotes the franc used in the Ivory Coast. Although 'Ivory Coast' is a proper noun and requires recognizing it as a country name, the place+currency pattern is cross-linguistically common and thus readily transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
Ivory Coast franc comes from the country name Ivory Coast and the French money called a franc, because those coins and notes were used there until 1945. So, the term means the 'old' money of the Ivory Coast that is 'no longer used'.
