1 Franc

Issuer	Government of Madagascar and Dependencies
Year	1916
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Currency	Franc (1896-1945)
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Obverse description	The obverse is a repurposed postal stamp design issued as emergency currency, printed in green and brown. The central vignette presents a rural scene of Malagasy workers in a rice field, with a town visible on the hillside in the background. The denomination "1f." appears in a framed box at lower left, with the inscriptions "R F", "POSTES" at the top and "MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDANCES" along the lower border.
Obverse lettering	R F POSTES 1f. MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDANCES
Reverse description	The reverse is printed in black on plain paper stock and bears a central intaglio-style vignette of a zebu bull standing in profile, the characteristic humped Malagasy cattle rendered in fine line engraving. The denomination "1. franc" is inscribed vertically along the right margin, and the word "Iraimbilanja" — the Malagasy term for one franc — runs vertically along the left margin.
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