Editing UIC franc (section)

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{{Infobox currency
| iso_code = XFU
| date_of_introduction = 1976
| date_of_introduction_source = <ref>de Fontgalland, Bernard. {{Google books|PHrIOBvxd8QC|The World Railway System|page=151|text=UIC franc}}
| using_countries = [[International Union of Railways]]</ref>
| replaced_currency = [[Gold Franc]]
| date_of_withdrawal = 1 January 1990{{efn|In practice.|group=infobox}}<br>November 2013{{efn|Formal.|group=infobox}}
| replaced_by_currency = [[Euro]]
| obsolete = yes

| footnotes = {{Notelist|group=infobox}}
}}
The '''UIC Franc''' ([[ISO 4217|code]]: '''XFU''') was a virtual [[currency]] unit used by the [[International Union of Railways]] (UIC). It was introduced in 1976 after the [[Gold Franc]] was abandoned for this purpose due to instability of the international monetary system,<ref name="Fontgalland1984">{{cite book|author=Bernard de Fontgalland|title=The World Railway System|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PHrIOBvxd8QC&pg=PA151|date=8 November 1984|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-24541-8|pages=151–}}</ref> and was replaced by the [[European Currency Unit]] on 1 January 1990.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Intercontainer opts for the ECU|journal=Rail International|year=1990|volume=21|page=34}}</ref>

The code XFU was not withdrawn from the [[ISO 4217|ISO-4217]] currency list until 2013, despite the UIC franc having long fallen out of use.<ref name=ISO4217-157>{{cite web|title=ISO 4217 Amendment Number 157|url=https://www.six-group.com/dam/download/financial-information/data-center/iso-currrency/amendments/dl_currency_iso_amendment_157.pdf|date=7 November 2013|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>