Whitman Expo
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n 5,000 francs = arivo (1,000) ariary Values
Details
Obverse: Malagasy text; Malagasy woman wearing straw hat and carrying child on her back; sea shell
Reverse: French and Malagasy text; coat of arms with rifle, shovel, and pen; open book; La Bibliothèque Nationale de Madagascar (The National Library of Madagascar) building in Antananarivo; Stele de l’Independence (Independence monument) in Place de l’Independence in Antananarivo
Basic Information
GSID:
119988
Denomination:
5,000 francs = arivo (1,000) ariary
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
