Currency history
Congolese franc
Congolese franc: a currency still in use.
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- CDF
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Predecessor
Zaire1998Documented100000 Zaire = 1 CDF
This currencyCDF
Congolese francNo successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.
The story
The Congolese franc was instituted by Decree-Law 080 of 17 June 1998 and put into circulation on 30 June 1998, at 100, 000 nouveaux zaïres or 14, 000, 000 old zaïres per franc. [1]
Turning points
Currency replacement
The Congolese franc returns. [2]
Sources and evidence
- Central Bank of the Congo · Annual Report 1998 C543 ↗
- Banque centrale du Congo · Banque centrale du Congo — Histoire des signes monétaires; Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 C797 ↗
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“Congolese franc.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000250.html