20 Francs / 4 Ariary

Issuer	Government of Madagascar and Dependencies
Year	1917
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Obverse description	The obverse bears the heading COLONIE DE MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDANCES and a central text block in French detailing the issuance authority of twenty francs, guaranteed by the Caisse de Réserve en Rentes sur l'État Français in bonds for Madagascar and French West Africa and in Treasury bonds, pursuant to the Decree of September 17, 1914. The note is dated Tananarive, March 29, 1917, and carries the printed titles of the Director of Finance and the Paymaster in the lower register. A decorative border frames the entire composition, with a vignette at left of a woman carrying a basket on her head, flanked by a prickly pear cactus at right.
Obverse lettering	COLONIE DE MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDANCES VINGT FRANCS Émission de DIX MILLIONS de francs garantie par les fonds de la Caisse de Réserve en Rentes sur l'État Français en obligations pour Madagascar et l'Afrique Occidentale Française et en Bons du Trésor. (Décret du 17 Septembre 1914) Tananarive, le 29 Mars 1917 Le Directeur des Finances Le Payeur
Reverse description	The reverse is framed by a gilt decorative border with ornamental corner motifs and a light guilloche underprint throughout the field. Two circular vignettes of Hercules-type 5-franc coin escutcheons are positioned side by side at center-left, flanking a central text block in Malagasy script that provides the legal tender declaration and penalty clause under Article 139 of the Penal Code for counterfeiting. The denomination ARIARY EFATRA is set in large bold type above the text panel, below the colonial heading.
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