Centime (from Latin centesimus)'s French for "cent", and's 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, for example a solidus or shilling. Conversely in Quebec, one hundredth of a… (More on Centime)