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5000 Francs / 1000 Ariary
| Issuer | Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara |
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| Year | 1988-1994 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | At centre, an intaglio vignette portrays a Malagasy woman in a traditional broad-brimmed straw hat carrying a young child on her back, set against a blue and green multicolour guilloche underprint. A large circular rosette occupies the left field, and a nautilus shell motif is positioned at the lower right. The bank title BANKY FOIBEN'I MADAGASIKARA runs along the top border, with the denomination inscribed as ARIVO ARIARY and the numeral 5000 across the lower portion, alongside the signature of LE GOUVERNEUR at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKY FOIBEN'I MADAGASIKARA ARIVO ARIARY 5000 LE GOUVERNEUR |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a vignette of the National Library of Madagascar alongside the Independence stele in the Antaninarenina district of Antananarivo, rendered within a multicolour guilloche underprint. Denomination numerals and bilingual inscriptions in Malagasy and French are arranged within the border areas. |
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