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Summary

Description
English:
Face value : 5 Malagasy franc .

Country : Madagascar .
Type of coin : Standard circulation.
Year of minting : 1953.
Metal : Aluminium.
Shape : Round.
Obverse : Portrait of Marianne with cargo ships in the background. Year at the bottom and lettering "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" on the periphery.
Reverse : Denomination on top and country name at the bottom. In the centre, three Zebu conjoined heads.
Edge : Plain.
Weight : 3.8 g.
Diameter : 31 mm.
Thickness : 2.9 mm.
Orientation : Coin alignment ↑↓ .
Total mintage : 30012000.
Engraver : Lucien Georges Bazor .
Catalog # : KM# 5, Schön# n/a.
Monetary status : Demonetized .
Comments : Two more variants of this coin were minted (1,304 coins) in 1953. Those coins had "Essai" engraved vertically on obverse.
Data source : This webpage .

From collection of Arun Kumar Singh ([email protected])
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5 Malagasy franc from Madagascar (1953)

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