_English_. _French_.
1 £. | 25 francs 22 centimes, or about 25 francs.
1 s. | 1 franc 26 centimes, " 1¼ franc.
1 d. | 10 centimes.
½ d. | 5 centimes, or a 'sou.'
A franc is about 9½ d. 100 francs = £4, nearly.
A milliard of francs (1,000,000,000) = £40,000,000, nearly.
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