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0,25 Franc
| Issuer | Government of Madagascar and Dependencies |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Currency | Franc (1895-1945) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue and black, the obverse centres on an intaglio vignette of agricultural workers in a field with a town visible in the background. The denomination cartouche reading '25c.' is positioned at the lower centre within a decorative guilloche border, while 'RF' appears at upper left and right. The legend 'POSTES' runs across the top and 'MADAGASCAR ET DÉPENDANCES' occupies the lower panel in bold lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | RF POSTES 25c. MADAGASCAR ET DÉPENDANCES |
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Madagascar's wartime fractional notes of 1916 were a direct response to the acute small-change shortage that gripped French colonial territories when metal coinage was diverted to the war effort in Europe. The quarter-franc denomination is the smallest in this emergency series, and its practical purchasing power in rural Madagascar at the time was meaningful — these circulated hard.
Issued under the authority of the Gouvernement Général rather than a commercial bank, which was itself unusual for French colonial paper of this period.