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10000 Ariary
| Issuer | Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 10 000 Ariary |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a central intaglio vignette of a valiha — the traditional Malagasy tubular zither — rendered in reddish-brown tones, accompanied by carved wooden objects representative of Zafimaniry craftsmanship, including an ornately decorated panel and a carved chair. The denomination "10000" and "IRAY ALINA ARIARY" appear at lower left and in vertical orientation at right, with anti-counterfeiting warnings in Malagasy and French at left. A stylized lemur vignette is visible at lower right. |
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| Protection type | Colour-shifting ink, Security thread, Watermark |
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| Comments |
Madagascar's currency structure remains a persistent source of confusion: the Ariary replaced the Malagasy Franc as the sole legal tender unit in 2005, but the franc had itself been pegged at 5 francs to 1 ariary for decades prior — meaning Malagasy users were already thinking in ariary long before the official redenomination. The 10,000 Ariary sits at the high end of the current note series, a denomination that has grown more practically necessary as inflation has eroded smaller values.
G+D's Leipzig facility has printed Malagasy notes across multiple series. The colour-shifting ink on this issue is applied to a relatively modest security package for a high-denomination note — the thread and watermark are the workhorses here.