Madagascar 5000 Francs = 1000 Ariary (1974) (A/20 352355) (circulated, ph) VF

5000 Francs = 1000 Ariary (1974) (© Front: Two Omby – Zebu oxen. Flowers. Young Malagasy woman with braids, wearing a necklace of beads. Butterfly as a see-through registration device. Back: Crops of Madagascar: Vanilla plant and blossom. Coffee plant. Rice plants. Finial of a gravepost sculpture (Aloalo, Alohala) of the Mahafaly people made of rosewood. Watermark: Head of a Zebu. Predominant colours: Red and violet. Artist: Unknown. Signature: (Nº10) Léon Maxime Rajaobelina (Le Gouverneur, June 1973 – October 1983). Printing method: Intaglio (raised print). Issuer: Central Bank of the Malagasy Republic. Year of issue: 1974. Date of withdrawal: N/a. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England, United Kingdom (TDLR)) (Serial # A/20 352355) (circulated, with pinholes) VF

Dimensions: 165 x 89 mm

Catalogue Number: P-66a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B205a (Banknote Book)

Grade/condition: Very Fine (VF) (circulated, used, with 8 tiny pinholes at the left end) GRADING INFO

Texts: Banky Foiben'i Repoblika Malagasy. Banque Centrale de la Republique Malgache. Arivo Ariary. 5000 Cinq Mille Francs. Five Thousand Francs. One Thousand Ariary. Helohin'ny Lalana Hiasa An-Terivozona Mandrapahafatiny Ny Mpanao Vola Sandoka. La Loi Punit des Travaux Forcés a Perpétuité Tout Contrefacteur de Monnaie. The Law Punishes Any Counterfeiter of Currency with Forced Labor for Life.