Catalog
| Issuer | Government of Madagascar and Dependencies |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green and closely resembles a postage stamp design, with a central vignette of Malagasy agricultural workers in a rice field, with a town visible in the background. The denomination "5c." appears in a box at the lower centre, flanked by decorative guilloche borders on either side. The inscriptions "POSTES" and "R F" appear at the top, with "MADAGASCAR ET DÉPENDANCES" running along the bottom margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | R F POSTES 5c. MADAGASCAR ET DÉPENDANCES |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed on plain, uncoated paper in a dark ink and presents a central vignette of a zebu bull standing in profile facing left, rendered in a simple engraved style. The word "Variftoventy" is inscribed vertically along the left margin, and a vertical series of oval and rectangular denomination indicators appears along the right edge. |
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