In the centre, portrait of President Philibert Tsiranana. On the left, people sailing a river with canoes full of goods, moutains on the background. On the right, women in a rice planting.
Reverse description
Two oxen pull a cart. On the cart, a driver and two passengers. Rural landscape with mountains on background
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
FAMOAHAMBOLAN`NY REPOBLICA
MALAGASY
INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION MALGACHE
MILLE FRANCS
RAON-JATO ARIARY (Translation: Publications of the Malagasy Republic Malagasy Emission Institute One thousand Francs Two Hundreds Arary)
Reverse lettering
INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION MALGACHE
FAMOAHAM-BOLAN`NY REPOBLICA MALAGASY
ROAN-JATO ARIARY
LA LOI PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS A PERPÉTUITÉ TOUT CONTREFACTEUR DE
MONNAIE
HELOHIN`NY LALANA HIASA AN TERIVOZONA MANDRAPAHFATINY NY MPANAO
VOLA SANDOKA (Translation: Malagasy Emission Institute Publications of the Malagasy Republic Two Hundreds Arary The law punishes for force labor in perpetuity any counterfeitor of currency)