Coins of Madagascar
This is a list of coins of Madagascar.
Malagasy Republic
| Image | Denomination | Years | Technical parameters | Description / Legend / Designer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obverse | Reverse | From | To | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | |
| 1 franc | 1965 | 1993 | Stainless steel | Zebu | |||||||
| 2 francs | 1989 | Plain | |||||||||
| 5 francs (ariary) | 1966 | Plain | Pointsetta | ||||||||
| 10 francs (2 ariary) | 1970 | Aluminium-bronze | Plain | Vanilla plant | |||||||
| 1991 | Copper plated steel | FAO series, zebu | |||||||||
| 20 francs (4 ariary) | 1970 | 1989 | Aluminium-bronze | Plain | Cotton plant | ||||||
| These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table. | |||||||||||
Democratic Republic
| Image | Denomination | Years | Technical parameters | Description / Legend / Designer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obverse | Reverse | From | To | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | |
| 5 ariary | 1992 | Copper plated steel | Reeded | Rice | |||||||
| 10 ariary | 1978 | Nickel | |||||||||
| 1983 | Copper-nickel | ||||||||||
| 20 ariary | 1978 | Nickel | Reeded | ||||||||
| Similar | Similar | 1983 | Copper-nickel | ||||||||
| 50 ariary | 1992 | Stainless steel | |||||||||
| These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table. | |||||||||||
Republic of Madagascar
| Image | Denomination | Years | Technical parameters | Description / Legend / Designer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obverse | Reverse | From | To | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | |
 | 1 ariary (5 francs) | 1996 | Stainless steel | ||||||||
| 2 ariary (10 francs) | Copper plated steel | ||||||||||
| 2003 | Bronze | Lemur | |||||||||
| 5 ariary | 1994 | 1996 | Copper plated steel | Rice | |||||||
 |  | 10 ariary | 1999 | Stainless steel | Farmer | ||||||
| 20 ariary | Nickel clad steel | ||||||||||
| 50 ariary | 1994 | 1996 | Stainless steel | ||||||||
| These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table. | |||||||||||
References
- Bruce, Colin R.; Thomas Michael (2005). 2006 Standard Catalog of World Coins (1901-present). KP Books. p. 1394. ISBN 0-87349-987-5.
External links
- "Africa - Coins of Madagascar". Archived from the original on 31 May 2016.
- "Pièces des monnaies ayant cours légal" [Coins of legal tender]. Central Bank of Madagascar (French: Banque Centrale de Madagascar) (in French). Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- "Pièces des monnaies ayant cours légal" [Coins of legal tender]. Central Bank of Madagascar (Malagasy: Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara) (in French).
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