Catalog
1 Ariary 1 ARIARY
| Issuer | Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara (Central Bank of Madagascar) |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Reverse description | The frontal head of a zebu (Malagasy humped cattle), a national symbol, is depicted in the center of the field, its prominent curved horns arching upward to frame the denomination. The numeral 1 appears above the legend ARIARY within the arc formed by the horns. To the left, a sprig of rice is shown, and to the right, a sprig of coffee or vanilla, both symbolizing Madagascar's principal agricultural products. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Madagascar decimalized in 1961 at independence, replacing the CFA franc with the Malagasy franc — but the ariary, an older pre-colonial unit equal to five francs, persisted in everyday speech throughout that entire period. When the ariary was formally reinstated as the official currency in 2003, this coin was among the first issued under the new denomination structure, effectively making official what market vendors had been saying for forty years.