| Issuer | Madagascar |
| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 1 Franc |
| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1963) |
| Composition | Bronze-nickel |
| Weight | 5.3 g |
| Dimensions | 23 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#E1 |
| Obverse description | Marianne`s bust left wearing a winged phrygian cap. 4 ships in the background. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE - UNION FRANÇAISE
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L.BAZOR GB
ESSAI
1948 (Translation: French Republic French Union 1948) |
| Reverse description | 3 conjoined zebu heads flanked by sprigs, value within horns. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1 FRANC MADAGASCAR |
| Edge | |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1948 - - 2 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6001275710 |
| Comments |
