10 centimes (ct.) [pronounced _son-teems_] = 1 decime (de.)
10 decimes [pronounced _des-seems_] = 1 franc (fr.)
_Scale._--Decimal
The value of the franc, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury,
is $.193 in United States money.
The coins of France are of gold, silver, bronze, and copper. The gold
coins are the _hundred_, _forty_, _twenty_, _ten_, and _five_ franc
pieces; the silver coins are the _five_, _two_, and _one_ franc pieces;
also the _fifty_ and _twenty-five_ centime pieces. The bronze coins are
the _ten_, _five_, _two_, and _one_ centime pieces. There are also
copper coins in _ten_ and _five_ centime pieces.