Catalog
| Issuer | Madagascar |
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| Year | 1892-1893 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 100 Francs (100 MGG) |
| Currency | Madagascar Franc (1925-1945) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 180 × 112 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| Designer(s) | Designers: Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis, Georges Duval |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Auguste-Hilaire Léveillé Reverse: Léon Rousseau |
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| Reference(s) | P#34 |
| Obverse description | Two seated women symbolizing Industry and Agriculture frame two heads printed in roses in medallions, on either side of the lettered value. In the background, Mercury engraves a stele. Article 139 of the penal code is printed in pink on a blue background at the bottom. The `BANQUE DE FRANCE` mansion is covered by a red band, and the `BANQUE DE MADAGASCAR` mansion is added below the former mansion. |
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| Obverse lettering | Banque de Madagascar cent francs DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC. A LEVEILLE . CS. |
| Reverse description | Allegory of fortune rewarding a couple representing the work of the land. At the top, on either side, two heads of young men and women. |
| Reverse lettering | DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC. LEON .. ROUSSEAU . CS. |
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| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Numisquare ID | 8421044060 |
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