franc Pacifique
E504460
The franc Pacifique is the currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| franc Pacifique canonical | 2 |
| French Pacific franc zone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5231833 — 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: franc Pacifique Context triple: [CFP franc, officialName, franc Pacifique]
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A.
CFA franc
The CFA franc is a currency used by several West and Central African countries, historically linked to the French franc and now pegged to the euro.
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B.
French livre
The French livre was the pre-franc monetary unit of France, used for centuries until it was replaced during the French Revolution and early French First Republic.
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C.
Fransat
Fransat is a French free-to-air satellite television platform that provides access to the national digital terrestrial TV channels across France.
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D.
Francophonie
Francophonie is the global community of French-speaking countries, regions, and peoples connected by the use of the French language and shared cultural and institutional ties.
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E.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) is a small French overseas territorial collectivity off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, and the last remaining vestige of France’s former North American colonial empire.
- 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: franc Pacifique Target entity description: The franc Pacifique is the currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.
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A.
CFA franc
The CFA franc is a currency used by several West and Central African countries, historically linked to the French franc and now pegged to the euro.
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B.
French livre
The French livre was the pre-franc monetary unit of France, used for centuries until it was replaced during the French Revolution and early French First Republic.
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C.
Fransat
Fransat is a French free-to-air satellite television platform that provides access to the national digital terrestrial TV channels across France.
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D.
Francophonie
Francophonie is the global community of French-speaking countries, regions, and peoples connected by the use of the French language and shared cultural and institutional ties.
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E.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) is a small French overseas territorial collectivity off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, and the last remaining vestige of France’s former North American colonial empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
legal tender ⓘ |
| backingCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country |
French Polynesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallis and Futuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyCode | XPF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateRegime | fixed peg to euro ⓘ |
| fixedExchangeRateToEuro | 1 EUR = 119.3317 XPF ⓘ |
| hasSubunitName | centime ⓘ |
| introduced | 1945 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | XPF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO4217Number | 953 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | French monetary area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPeggedAtFixedRate | true ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Institut d’émission d’outre-mer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
cash transactions
ⓘ
non-cash payments ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-convertible outside issuing territories ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn |
French Polynesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallis and Futuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetaryUnion | none ⓘ |
| officialName | franc Pacifique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peggedSince | 1999 ⓘ |
| peggedTo | euro ⓘ |
| previousPeg | French franc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | French franc (local issues) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | CFP franc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subunit | centime ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 ⓘ |
| symbol |
F
ⓘ
Fr ⓘ |
| usedBy |
residents of French Polynesia
ⓘ
residents of New Caledonia ⓘ residents of Wallis and Futuna ⓘ |
| usedIn |
French Polynesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French overseas collectivities ⓘ New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallis and Futuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: franc Pacifique Description of subject: The franc Pacifique is the currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French Pacific franc zone