Currency, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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CFA Franc (CFAfr) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of CFAfr10,000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of CFAfr250, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1. Congo is part of the French Monetary Area. Only currency issued by the Banque des Etats de lÂ’Afrique Centrale (Bank of Central African States) is valid; currency issued by the Banque des Etats de lÂ’Afrique de lÂ’Ouest (Bank of West African States) is not. The CFA Franc is tied to the Euro.

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