Saar franc

Saar franc

Saar franken (German)
5 Saar francs (franken), issued by the French Treasury (Trésor Français) for use in the Saar Protectorate (1947) Coins of the Saar franc (franken)
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100	Centime
Coins	10, 20, 50, 100 francs
Demographics
Date of introduction	1947
Replaced	Reichsmark Saar mark
Date of withdrawal	6 July 1959
Replaced by	Deutsche Mark
User(s)	Saar Protectorate
Issuance
Central bank	Saar Protectorate
Mint	Monnaie de Paris
Website	www.monnaiedeparis.com
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The Saar franc was the French franc (German: Franken) used as the official currency of the Saar during the times that the Saar territory was economically split off from Germany, in 1920–1935 as the Territory of the Saar Basin, in 1947–1957 as the Saar Protectorate and 1957–1959 as the state of Saarland in West Germany. Local notes and coins were issued during both periods, but the Saar franc was never legally an independent currency.