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| 背面描述 | 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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| 背面铭文 | 2 FRANCS MADAGASCAR |
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The 1948 Madagascar essais were struck at the Paris Mint as trial pieces submitted for approval before authorizing full production — a standard step in French colonial monetary administration. Madagascar was still under French authority at this point, a decade before independence in 1960, and the Union Française framework that replaced the old colonial structure after 1946 prompted a broad reissue of subsidiary coinage across French territories. This piece is one of those transitional products.
French colonial essais of this period typically survive in small quantities, as they were distributed primarily to officials and not released for general circulation.