What was the name of the french currency before euros?

Before euros, the french curerency was called Francs. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of the coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money. It was re-introduced in decimal form in 1795 and remained the national currency until the introduction of the euro in 1999 (for accounting purposes) and in 2002 (coins and banknotes). It was a commonly held national reserve currency in the 19th and 20th centuries.