The franc is nominally subdivided into 100 "centimes" but no centime denominations have been issued. It is subdivided into one hundred "centimes", but no centime denominations were ever issued. It is nominally subdivided into 100 "centimes", although no centime denominations have ever been issued. It was subdivided into 100 subunits, known as centiemen (Dutch), centimes (French) or Centime (German). Only during the period when Burundi used the Belgian Congo franc were centime coins issued. These were bronze 50 centime and 1 franc coins bearing the Cross of Lorraine symbol. They ranged from a copper 1 Centime through a silver 5 Francs. The Centime is a sub-unit of the franc. The franc was replaced as the subdivision of the dirham by the centime in 1974. The initial issue consisted of 18 values ranging from 1 centime to 5 francs. Cupro-nickel 25 centime coins replaced the 20 centime in 1964. The 25 centime coins were later discontinued in 1975. In 1914, production of the 1 centime and all silver and gold coins ceased. However, rial is used when speaking in Arabic and "centime" when speaking in French. The word is thus similar in formation to "centime", cent, etc.