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2 Francs Essai
| Issuer | Madagascar |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 2 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Marianne facing left, wearing a winged Phrygian cap, engraved in the style of Bazor. Four sailing vessels appear in the background field, evoking maritime trade and colonial union. The encircling legend reads REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE and UNION FRANÇAISE, with ESSAI and the date 1948 completing the inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Three conjoined zebu heads shown facing, their sweeping lyrate horns framing the denomination numeral 2 and the word FRANCS in the upper field. To either side of the central motif, agricultural sprigs — a coffee branch to the left and a rice stalk to the right — flank the design within a beaded border. The country name MADAGASCAR is inscribed along the lower rim in bold raised lettering. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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