What currency replaced the French livre in 1795 during the French Revolution?

The French franc replaced the French livre in 1795 during the French Revolution.

The franc was created by a law of 7 Germinal, Year III, corresponding to 27 March 1795. It was defined as a decimal currency, divided into 100 centimes, replacing the older livre-based system whose subdivisions were less convenient for modern accounting.

The revolutionary government had already used franc-denominated coins and assignat-related monetary reforms before the 1795 law formally established the franc as the country’s principal unit. The name came from earlier French gold coins called francs.

The franc remained France’s currency until euro cash replaced it in 2002. It should not be confused with the livre tournois, the pre-Revolutionary accounting unit, or with modern currencies such as the Swiss franc.