Catalog
1000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de Madagascar et des Comores |
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| Year | 1960-1963 |
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| Designer(s) | William Fel |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE MADAGASCAR ET DES COMORES 1000 COMORES MILLE FRANCS LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL ADJOINT LE PRÉSIDENT DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL W. FEL FEC. G. BELTRAND SC. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Banque de Madagascar et des Comores was itself a transitional institution — created in 1950 to replace the Banque de Madagascar, it issued currency for a colonial territory that was actively becoming independent. Madagascar achieved full independence in June 1960, yet notes under this issuer continued circulating into 1963, a lag that reflects how slowly monetary infrastructure follows political change in post-colonial transitions.
Georges Léon Égalité Beltrand came from a distinguished French engraving dynasty; his work for the Banque de France was characteristically fine-line intaglio. The three signature combinations reflect successive administrative appointments rather than distinct emission dates, making precise dating of individual examples difficult without supporting documentation.