1.   Soon after France adopted the euro, the French franc ceased to be legal tender.

2.   One of the zipper bags on the stage was stuffed with French francs.

3.   These latter are denominated in ECUs, Swiss francs and French francs, respectively, but are otherwise equivalent.

4.   The high value of the French franc has led to a flood of imports from Britain.

5.   The value of the French franc continues to offer British exporters high prices.

6.   The French franc stood up well to any post-election speculation and gained a little ground against the D-mark.

7.   As the French franc went up, so did the cost of visiting Euro Disney.

8.   Also hurting the French franc are allegations French Prime Minister Alain Juppe wrongly obtained cheap housing when he was deputy mayor of Paris.

9.   Among European currencies, the British pound and the French franc rose against the mark.

10.   Among investment funds, where clients were once advised to diversify into, say, French francs or German marks, there are now euros.