Catalog
50 Ariary motto C
| Issuer | Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the denomination numeral '50' in large characters beneath the word 'ariary' in lowercase Latin script. A five-pointed star surmounts the denomination at the top of the central device, flanked on either side by decorative sprays of stylised flowering and grain branches forming a wreath. The date 2005 appears in the lower exergue, flanked by ornamental leaf motifs. The circular legend 'REPOBLIKAN'I MADAGASIKARA' runs along the upper periphery in Latin characters. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPOBLIKAN'I MADAGASIKARA 50 ARIARY 2005 |
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The KM#25.2 variant is distinguished from KM#25.1 by a revised motto positioning on the reverse — a minor but catalogically significant difference that emerged as Madagascar's central bank updated die specifications in the early 2000s. Madagascar adopted the ariary as its sole official currency in 2005, ending the parallel use of the Malagasy franc after four decades of dual denomination circulation, which makes this precise year one of the more historically loaded in the series.