The legal tender in France is the euro. On January 1, 1999, France and 11 other European countries participated in the use of the euro, and in early 22, they officially began to use euro coins and banknotes, completely replacing the previous French franc. As of April 19, 214, 1 Euro =8.6 RMB Yuan and 1 Euro =1.38 USD.

France's foreign exchange reserves are mainly composed of gold, foreign exchange deposits, foreign securities and special drawing rights in the International Monetary Fund. Since May 2, French foreign exchange reserves have been settled according to the standards implemented in european system of central banks, converted based on the exchange rate at the end of the month, and denominated in euros.

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Franc first appeared in 136, when King John II of France minted coins called Franc, and metric system was implemented after the French Revolution. In 1795, Franc began to circulate in France as a standard currency, replacing the original Riffle.

1 franc is equal to 1 centimes, containing 5 grams of 9% silver. In addition, Napoleon gold coins containing 6.45 grams of gold and worth 2 francs were cast.

after the euro was issued on January 1st, 22, the franc has gradually stopped circulating. In 22, France's national bank, Banco de France, stopped exchanging some old franc notes, and after 25, the Gao Naiyi series (with 5 francs and 1 francs) or the Berlioz series of 1 francs in the old notes can no longer be exchanged for euros.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-France.