Catalog
1000 Ariary
| Issuer | Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara |
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| Year | 2017-2022 |
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| Value | 1000 Ariary |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the sandstone rock formation known as 'La Reine de l'Isalo' (Queen of Isalo) within Isalo National Park, rendered against a warm-toned landscape underprint. A comet moth (Argema mittrei) is integrated into the design, complementing the natural heritage theme. The denomination and issuing authority legends appear in both Malagasy and French, framed by guilloché borders at left and right margins in violet and orange. |
| Reverse lettering | BANKY FOIBEN'I MADAGASIKARA HELOHIN'NY LALANA HIASA ANTERIVOZONA MANDRAPAHAFATINY NY MPANAO VOLA SANDOKA. LA LOI PUNIT DE TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPETUITE TOUT CONTREFACTEUR DE MONNAIE. 1000 ARIARY 1000 ARIVO ARIARY |
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Madagascar redenominated from the Malagasy franc to the ariary in 2003 — not a new currency, but a restoration. The ariary had been the country's traditional unit before French colonial monetary policy imposed the franc, and the redenomination ratio of 5 francs to 1 ariary reflected that historical baseline. This note belongs to the series that consolidated that transition, printed by Giesecke+Devrient in Leipzig, a firm that has supplied Madagascar's central bank across multiple series.
The security specification for this denomination is modest — watermark and thread only, with no optically variable ink or other features reported for P#100 specifically.