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0,50 Franc
| Issuer | Gouvernement Général de Madagascar et Dépendances |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Franc (1896-1945) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in reddish-brown tones and closely resembles a postage stamp vignette in the classic French colonial typographic style, with a central allegorical figure seated amid ornamental surrounds. The large numeral '50' (centimes) appears in the centre field, with the issuing authority inscription at the foot in two lines. The outer border carries a fine serrated or rouletted edge typical of stamp-format emergency currency issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE MADAGASCAR ET DÉPENDANCES 50 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in olive-brown tones and carries a central vignette of a standing dog rendered in a naturalistic engraved style, set against a plain lightly toned background. The composition is spare, with no additional inscriptions or ornamental borders framing the animal motif. This stamp-money reverse is characteristic of the wartime and post-war emergency fractional currency issues of the French colonial territories. |
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