Primary Collection: Madagascar
Madagascar pick 35a: 5 Francs from 1937
ND (ca.1937). Red-brown on blue and green underprint. Goddess Juno at left. 2 signature varieties.
Madagascar pick 36a: 10 Francs from 1937
ND (ca. 1937-1947). Green and blue. Woman with fruit at right. 2 signature varieties. Back: Farmer plowing.
Madagascar pick 37: 20 Francs from 1937
ND (ca. 1937-1947). Yellow-brown. France and African woman with child at right. 3 Signature varieties. Back: Man at left.
Madagascar pick 38a: 50 Francs from 1937
ND (ca. 1937-1947). Light green and multicolor. Minerva at left, female allegory of science at right. 3 signature varieties.
Madagascar pick 40a: 100 Francs from 1937
ND (ca.1937). Violet, brown and yellow. Man with woman and child. 2 signature varieties.
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Madagascar pick 46b: 100 Francs from 1950
ND 1950-1951. Multicolor. Woman at right, with palace of the Queen of Tananariva in background. Back: Woman, boats, and animals. Watermark: Woman\'s head. Signature title: LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL ADJOINT.
Madagascar pick 48b: 1000 Francs from 1950
14.3.1950; 1.2.1951; 15.10.1953. Multicolor. Woman and man at left center. Back: Ox cart.Watermark: Woman\'s head. 158 x 104mm. Signature title: LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL ADJOINT.
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Madagascar pick 57a: 100 Francs from 1966
ND (1966). 100 Francs = 20 Ariary. Multicolored. Three women spinning. Trees on back. Two signature varieties. Watermark: woman\'s head.
Madagascar pick 58a: 500 Francs from 1966
ND (1966). 500 Francs = 100 Ariary. Multicolored. Woman at left, landscape in background. River scene on back. Two signature varieties. Watermark: woman\'s head.
Madagascar pick 59a: 1000 Francs from 1966
ND (1966). 1000 Francs = 200 Ariary. Multicolored. Woman and man at left. Ox cart at center right on back. Watermark: woman's head.
Madagascar pick 60a: 5000 Francs from 1966
ND (1966). 5000 Francs = 1000 Ariary. Multicolored. Portrait of president P. Tsiranana at left, workers in rice field at right. Woman and boy on back. Watermark: woman\'s head.
Madagascar pick 61: 50 Francs from 1969
ND (1969). Multicolored. Woman with hat at center right. One signature on face, at bottom right; signature title: LE PRESIDENT DE CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION. Bottom left: "ARIARY FOLO" instead of signature (as in previous issues of same design). Man at center on back.
Madagascar pick 62a: 50 Francs from 1974
ND (1974-1975). Purple on multicolored underprint. Young man at center right. Fruit stand under umbrella at left center on back. Watermark: zebra\'s head.
Madagascar pick 63a: 100 Francs from 1974
ND (1974). Brown on multicolored underprint. Old man at right on face. Rice planting on back. Watermark: zebra's head.
Madagascar pick 64a: 500 Francs from 1974
ND (1974). Green on multicolored underprint. Butterfly at left, young woman at center right holding ornate bag on head. Dancers at center on back. Watermark: zebra\'s head.
Madagascar pick 66a: 5000 Francs from 1974
ND (1974). 5000 Francs = 1000 Ariary. Red and violet on multicolored underprint. Oxen at left, young woman at center right on face. Back violet and orange; tropical plants and African carving at center. Watermark: zebra\'s head.
Madagascar pick 68b: 1000 Francs from 1983
ND (1983-1987). 1000 Francs = 200 Ariary. Violet and brown on multicolored underprint. Man with hat playing a flute at center on face. Fruits and vegetables at right on back. Watermark: zebu's head.
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Madagascar pick 71b: 500 Francs from 1988
ND (1988-1993). 500 Francs = 100 Ariary. Brown and red on multicolored underprint. Boy with fish in net at center on face. Aerial view of port at right on back. Vertical serial at right. Watermark: zebu's head.
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Madagascar pick 72a: 1000 Francs from 1988
ND (1988-1993). 1000 Francs = 200 Ariary. Violet and brown on multicolored underprint. Man with hat playing a flute at center on face. Fruits and vegetables at right on back. Watermark: zebu's head. Vertical serial number at right.
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Madagascar pick 74A: 25000 Francs from 1993
ND (1993). 25000 Francs = 5000 Ariary. Olive-green and green on multicolored underprint. Old man at center, island outline at left. Scene of traditional bullfighting at right on back. Watermark: zebu\'s head. Vertical serial number at right.
Madagascar pick 74b: 10000 Francs from 1988
ND (1988-1994). 10000 Francs = 2000 Ariary. Green on multicolored underprint. Young girl with sheaf at center on face. Harvesting rice at center right on back. Watermark: zebu's head. Vertical serial number at right.
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Madagascar pick 75b: 500 Francs from 1994
ND (1994). 500 Francs = 100 Ariary. Dark brown and dark green on multicolored underprint. Girl at center right, village in underprint at upper center. Herdsmen with Zebus, village in upper background at left center on back. Watermark: Zebu's head.
Madagascar pick 76a: 1000 Francs from 1994
ND (1994). 1000 Francs = 200 Ariary. Dark brown and dark blue on multicolored underprint. Young man at center right, boats in background. Young woman with basket of shellfish at center, fisherman with net at left center on back. Watermark: Zebu's head.
Madagascar pick 76b: 1000 Francs from 1994
ND (1994). 1000 Francs = 200 Ariary. Dark brown and dark blue on multicolored underprint. Young man at center right, boats in background. Young woman with basket of shellfish at center, fisherman with net at left center on back. Watermark: Zebu's head.
Madagascar pick 78a: 5000 Francs from 1995
ND (1995). 5000 Francs = 1000 Ariary. Dark brown and purple on lilac and multicolored underprint. Young male head at right, ox cart, cane cutters at center. Ringtailed lemur, diademed sifaka, red-ruffed lemur, and birds -- Madagascar pigmy kingfisher, Madagascar fody, and helmet vanga, plus sheashells on back. Watermark: Zebu's head.
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Madagascar pick 79b: 10000 Francs from 1995
ND (1995). 10000 Francs = 2000 Ariary. Dark brown on tan and multicolored underprint. Old man at right, statuette, local artifacts at center. Artisans at work on back. Watermark: Zebu's head.
Madagascar pick 82: 25000 Francs from 1998
ND (1998). 25000 Francs = 5000 Ariary. Multicolored. Mother with child at center right, fruit trees in background. Woman harvesting at center on back.
Madagascar pick 86b: 100 Ariary from 2004
2004. Blue and tan on multicolored underprint.
Madagascar pick 87b: 200 Ariary from 2004
2004. Green and tan on multicolored underprint.
Madagascar pick 87c: 200 Ariary from 2004
2004. Green and tan on multicolored underprint.
Madagascar pick 88b: 500 Ariary from 2004
2004. Tan on blue underprint.
Madagascar pick 89b: 1000 Ariary from 2004
2004. Purple on multicolored underprint.
Madagascar pick 90b: 2000 Ariary from 2009
ND (2009). Green on multicolored underprint. Baobabs trees at right. Omron rings. Back: terrace farming. Without Francs equivalent.
Madagascar pick 91b: 5000 Ariary from 2009
2009. Dark blue, violet, and yellow on multicolored underprint. Omron rings. Back: Fort Dauphin Bay. Without Francs equivalent.
Madagascar pick 92b: 10000 Ariary from 2009
2009. Green on multicolored underprint. Palais d'Argent at left. Omron rings. Back: road construction.
Madagascar pick 97: 100 Ariary from 2017
ND (2017).