Coins of Madagascar
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Malagasy Republic
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| 1 franc Franc The franc is the name of several currency units, most notably the Swiss franc, still a major world currency today due to the prominence of Swiss financial institutions and the former currency of France, the French franc until the Euro was adopted in 1999... |
1965 | 1993 | Stainless steel | Zebu Zebu Zebu , sometimes known as humped cattle, indicus cattle, Cebu or Brahmin cattle are a type of domestic cattle originating in South Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent. They are characterised by a fatty hump on their shoulders, drooping ears and a large dewlap... |
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| 2 francs | 1965 | 1989 | Stainless steel | Plain | Zebu | ||||||
| 5 francs (ariary) | 1966 | 1989 | Stainless steel | Plain | Pointsetta | Zebu | |||||
| 10 francs (2 ariary) | 1970 | 1989 | Aluminium-bronze | Plain | Vanilla Vanilla Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, Flat-leaved Vanilla . The word vanilla derives from the Spanish word "", little pod... plant |
Zebu | |||||
| 10 francs (2 ariary) | 1991 | 1991 | Copper plated steel | FAO Fão Fão is a town in Esposende Municipality in Portugal.... serie, zebu |
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| 20 francs (4 ariary) | 1970 | 1989 | Aluminium-bronze | Plain | Cotton Cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal.... plant |
FAO serie, zebu | |||||
Democratic Republic
| Image | | Denomination | Years | Technical parameters | Description / Legend / Designer | |||||||
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| 5 ariary | 1992 | 1992 | Copper plated steel | Reeded | Rice Rice Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies... |
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| 10 ariary | 1978 | 1978 | Nickel | ||||||||
| 10 ariary | 1983 | 1983 | Copper-nickel | ||||||||
| 20 ariary | 1978 | 1978 | Nickel | Reeded | |||||||
| Similar | Similar | 20 ariary | 1983 | 1983 | Copper-nickel | ||||||
| 50 ariary | 1992 | 1992 | Stainless steel | ||||||||
Republic of Madagascar
| Image | | Denomination | Years | Technical parameters | Description / Legend / Designer | |||||||
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| 1 ariary (5 francs) | 1996 | 1996 | Stainless steel | ||||||||
| 2 ariary (10 francs) | 1996 | 1996 | Copper plated steel | ||||||||
| 2 ariary (10 francs) | 2003 | Bronze | Monkey Monkey A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys... |
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| 5 ariary | 1994 | 1996 | Copper plated steel | Rice | |||||||
| 10 ariary | 1999 | 1999 | Stainless steel | ||||||||
| 20 ariary | 1999 | 1999 | Nickel clad steel | ||||||||
| 50 ariary | 1994 | 1996 | Stainless steel | ||||||||