| Issuer | Madagascar |
|---|---|
| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Francs |
| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1963) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 2.2 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#4, Lec#103 |
| Obverse description | Marianne`s bust left wearing a winged Phrygian cap and four ships in the background. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE L.BAZOR GB 1948 (Translation: French Republic French Union) |
| Reverse description | 3 conjoined zebu heads flanked by sprigs, value within horns. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 2 FRANCS MADAGASCAR |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1948 - - 10 000 000 1948 - Without `4` - |
| Numisquare ID | 1892393450 |
| Comments |