Catalog
5000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de Madagascar |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Size | 200 × 100 mm |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents a stylized zebu, with a second specimen positioned to the right. The surrounding border and decorative panels incorporate geometric motifs drawn from traditional Malagasy aloha textile patterns, lending the composition a distinctly regional artistic character. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette portrays a woman carrying a basket of fruit, flanked to the left by a resting team of zebus set against a landscape of baobabs and a hilltop village. To the right, men are engaged in loading a pirogue, with a sailing vessel and a ravinala palm rendered in the background. |
| Reverse lettering | Banque de Madagascar P. Bleger |
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