1
: any of various former basic monetary units (as in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg)
2
: the basic monetary unit of Switzerland and a number of especially sub-Saharan nations in Africa see Money Table
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At the request of WWD, Balenciaga’s current archive team unearthed a yellowed page from that order book for the spring 1966 season, her saleswoman Mademoiselle Margot detailing dresses, pants, coats and suits at prices ranging from 1,500 to 11,000 French francs.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Every fiat dollar, euro or Swiss franc deposited into a Swiss IBAN issued by UR is mirrored one-to-one as an on-chain tokenized deposit.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The price easily topped the presale estimate to fetch 7-10 million francs (around $9-13 million).
—CBS News, 14 May 2026
The price easily topped the presale estimate to fetch 7-10 million francs (around $9-13 million).
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Every fiat dollar, euro or Swiss franc deposited into a Swiss IBAN issued by UR is mirrored one-to-one as an on-chain tokenized deposit.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The price easily topped the presale estimate to fetch 7-10 million francs (around $9-13 million).
—CBS News, 14 May 2026
The price easily topped the presale estimate to fetch 7-10 million francs (around $9-13 million).
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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“Franc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/franc. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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franc
noun1
: the former basic unit of money of France and Belgium
2
: a basic unit of money (as of Switzerland)
3
: a coin representing one franc
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