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1000 Francs / 200 Ariary
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission Malgache |
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| Year | 1964-1970 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs = 200 Ariary (200 MGF) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette shows a smiling Malagasy woman and man, the woman in a pink vest, set against an elaborate floral underprint. Denomination and issuer legends appear in both French and Malagasy along the upper and lower margins. The overall design reflects the intaglio printing style characteristic of Banque de France productions of the period. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Institut d'Émission Malgache was Madagascar's transitional issuing authority, established after independence from France in 1960 but wound down once the Banque Nationale Malgache took over monetary functions in the early 1970s — meaning this entire series had a functional lifespan of roughly a decade before the institution itself ceased to exist. The 1000 Francs / 200 Ariary dual denomination reflects the 1961 introduction of the ariary as a parallel unit, with five francs equaling one ariary, a conversion ratio that caused persistent public confusion throughout the note's circulation life.
Pierrette Lambert was among a small cohort of female engravers working at the Banque de France atelier during this period — notable given how male-dominated the intaglio trade remained well into the late twentieth century.