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500 Francs / 100 Ariary
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission Malgache |
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| Year | 1964-1973 |
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| Value | 500 Francs = 100 Ariary (100 MGF) |
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| Obverse lettering | FAMOAHAMBOLAN`NY REPOBLICA MALAGASY INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION MALGACHE CINQ-CENTS FRANCS ARIARY ZATO (Translation: Publication of the Malagasy Republic Malagasy Emission Institut Five Hundred Francs One Hundred Ariary) |
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| Reverse lettering | FAMOAHAMBOLAN`NY REPOBLICA MALAGASY INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION MALGACHE LA LOI PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ TOUT CONTREFACTEUR DE MONNAIE HELOHIN`NY LALANA HIASA AN-TERIVOZONA MANDRAPAHAFATINY NY MPANAO VOLA SONDOKA (Translation: Publication of the Malagasy Republic Malagasy Emission Institut The law punishes with forced labor in perpetuity any counterfeiter of currency) |
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The Institut d'Émission Malgache was Madagascar's transitional issuing authority, established after independence in 1960 and eventually replaced by the Banque Centrale de la République Malgache in 1973 — which effectively sets the closing date for this series. The dual denomination reflects the 1961 introduction of the Ariary as a parallel unit equal to five Francs CFA, a deliberate step toward a distinctly Malagasy monetary identity without an immediate hard break from the franc zone.
Pierrette Lambert was among the relatively small circle of engravers working at the Banque de France's printing works in this period, and her credit appearing on a colonial-era successor issue is worth noting for researchers tracking her output.