0,05 Franc

Issuer	Government of Madagascar and Dependencies
Year	1916
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	The obverse reproduces the design of the contemporary Madagascar 5-centime postage stamp, printed in green, with a central vignette of rice field workers set within a rural landscape against a town visible in the distance. Ornamental guilloche borders flank the central image, with "POSTES" inscribed at the top margin and "MADAGASCAR ET DÉPENDANCES" along the lower margin. The denomination "5 c." appears within a framed cartouche at lower centre, with the initials "R F" also present.
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Reverse description	The reverse, printed in green, carries the fractional denomination "0,05" alongside the Malagasy equivalent inscription "Varitoventy", identifying the local currency unit, set within a plain small-format layout characteristic of emergency postage stamp currency issues of the period.
Reverse lettering	Varitoventy 0,05
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