Malagasy: Repoblikan'i Madagasikara; French: République de Madagascar
100 centimes (single: centime) = 1 Malagasy franc (plural: francs) (1925-1945)
100 centimes (single: centime) = 1 Madagascar-Comores CFA franc (plural: francs) (XMCF) (1945-1963)
5 iraimbilanja (single: iraimbilanja) = 1 Malagasy ariary (plural: ariary) [MGA] (1963-)
Symbol: Ar (ariary)
Languages on coins: French, Malagasy
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic
Alphabets on coins: Gregorian
Motto:
100 centimes (single: centime) = 1 Malagasy franc (plural: francs) (1925-1945)
100 centimes (single: centime) = 1 Madagascar-Comores CFA franc (plural: francs) (XMCF) (1945-1963)
5 iraimbilanja (single: iraimbilanja) = 1 Malagasy ariary (plural: ariary) [MGA] (1963-)
Symbol: Ar (ariary)
Languages on coins: French, Malagasy
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic
Alphabets on coins: Gregorian
Motto:
- Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité (as French colony)
Mint Marks
Monnaie de Paris, Pessac (FRA), Cornucopia |
Privy Marks
Lucien Bazor (FRA), 1931-1958, wing |
Raymond Joly (FRA), 1958-1974, owl |
Emile Rousseau (FRA), 1974-1994, dolphin |
Serge Levet (FRA), 2003, Heart |
Hubert Larivière (FRA), 2004-present: horn with waves and fish |
Designer Marks
Georges Lucien Bazor (FRA): "GB" and "L.BAZOR" |
Coert Laurens Steynberg (ZAF): "C.L.S." |