CFP franc
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The CFP franc is a currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CFP franc canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1007052 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CFP franc Context triple: [Nouméa, usesCurrency, CFP franc]
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A.
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
The French franc of the Latin Monetary Union was a 19th–20th century gold and silver-based currency standard that served as the reference unit for several European currencies, including the Italian lira.
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B.
French West African franc
The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
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C.
Central African CFA franc
The Central African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several Central African countries, including Gabon, and is guaranteed by the French Treasury.
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D.
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several West African countries, issued by the Central Bank of West African States and pegged to the euro.
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E.
Tunisian franc
The Tunisian franc was the former national currency of Tunisia used before the adoption of the Tunisian dinar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CFP franc Target entity description: The CFP franc is a currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna.
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A.
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
The French franc of the Latin Monetary Union was a 19th–20th century gold and silver-based currency standard that served as the reference unit for several European currencies, including the Italian lira.
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B.
French West African franc
The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
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C.
Central African CFA franc
The Central African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several Central African countries, including Gabon, and is guaranteed by the French Treasury.
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D.
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several West African countries, issued by the Central Bank of West African States and pegged to the euro.
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E.
Tunisian franc
The Tunisian franc was the former national currency of Tunisia used before the adoption of the Tunisian dinar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
legal tender ⓘ |
| backingAuthority | French Republic ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of France
ⓘ
Currencies of Oceania ⓘ Fixed exchange rate currencies ⓘ |
| centralBank | Institut d’émission d’outre-mer ⓘ |
| country |
French Polynesia
ⓘ
New Caledonia ⓘ Wallis and Futuna ⓘ |
| currencyCode | XPF ⓘ |
| denomination |
banknotes in multiple XPF values
ⓘ
coins in multiple XPF values ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| fixedExchangeRate | 1 EUR = 119.3317 XPF ⓘ |
| introducedAsSeparateCurrency | 1945 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | XPF ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Institut d’émission d’outre-mer ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender only in specified French Pacific collectivities ⓘ |
| monetaryArea |
franc Pacifique
ⓘ
surface form:
French Pacific franc zone
|
| monetaryPolicyDeterminedBy |
Government of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French government
|
| monetaryUnion | none ⓘ |
| notLegalTenderIn |
eurozone outside French Pacific collectivities
ⓘ
Metropolitan France ⓘ
surface form:
metropolitan France
|
| officialName | franc Pacifique ⓘ |
| peggedTo | euro ⓘ |
| peggedToEuroSince | 1999 ⓘ |
| peggedType | fixed exchange rate ⓘ |
| previousPeg | French franc ⓘ |
| region |
Oceania
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | French franc in the Pacific territories ⓘ |
| shortName | CFP franc self-link ⓘ |
| subunit | centime ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 ⓘ |
| symbol | F ⓘ |
| usedIn |
New Caledonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Collectivité sui generis of New Caledonia
French overseas collectivities in the Pacific ⓘ Overseas collectivity of French Polynesia ⓘ Wallis and Futuna ⓘ
surface form:
Overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna
|
| user |
residents of French Polynesia
ⓘ
residents of New Caledonia ⓘ residents of Wallis and Futuna ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CFP franc Description of subject: The CFP franc is a currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nouméa