Katalog
| Emittent | Madagascar |
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| Jahr | 1948-1958 |
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| Ausrichtung | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Averslegende | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE L.BAZOR G.B. 1958 (Translation: French Republic French Union 1958) |
| Reversbeschreibung | Three conjoined zebu heads facing forward in bold relief, a characteristically Malagasy motif symbolizing wealth and agriculture. The prominent upswept horns of the central zebu frame the denomination 1 FRANC inscribed in the upper field within the arc of the horns. Flanking the zebu heads are two agricultural sprigs — a coffee branch to the left and a rice stalk to the right — representing the island's principal crops. The legend MADAGASCAR curves along the lower periphery. The field is bordered by a decorative wavy inner rim. |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Madagascar remained under French administration throughout this issue's production run, governed as an Overseas Territory following the reorganization of the French Union under the 1946 constitution. That political restructuring came just two years after the catastrophic 1947 Malagasy Uprising, in which French suppression left tens of thousands dead and the island's relationship with Paris permanently altered. Aluminum coinage of this type was a postwar practicality — nickel and copper-nickel were scarce across French colonial minting programs, and lightweight aluminum filled the gap cheaply.
Struck at the Paris Mint, pieces from this series often show the cornucopia and torch privy marks of that facility.