Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Centime (from Latin: centesimus) is French for "cent", and is used in English as the name of the fraction currency in several Francophone countries (including Switzerland, Algeria, Belgium, Morocco and France).In France the usage of centime goes back to the introduction of the decimal monetary system under Napoleon. This system aimed at replacing non-decimal fractions of older coins. A five-centime coin was known as a sou, i.e. a solidus or shilling.Conversely in francophone Canada, one hundredth of a Canadian dollar is informally called a sou (penny), though cent is official in both English and French."@en }
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- Centime abstract "Centime (from Latin: centesimus) is French for "cent", and is used in English as the name of the fraction currency in several Francophone countries (including Switzerland, Algeria, Belgium, Morocco and France).In France the usage of centime goes back to the introduction of the decimal monetary system under Napoleon. This system aimed at replacing non-decimal fractions of older coins. A five-centime coin was known as a sou, i.e. a solidus or shilling.Conversely in francophone Canada, one hundredth of a Canadian dollar is informally called a sou (penny), though cent is official in both English and French.".