Country:

Madagascar

Series:

1897~1958 French Colony

Catalog codes:

World Coins km7

Themes:

Cornucopias (Horn of Plenty) | Flowers | Horns | Legends | Plants (Flora) | Ships | Symbols | Women

Issued on:

1953

Last issue date:

1953

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Monnaie de Paris (A), Paris, France

Composition:

Aluminium-Bronze

Edge:

Plain/smooth

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

4 grams

Diameter:

23.5 mm

Thickness:

1.5 mm

Face value:

20 Fmg - Malagasy franc

Known mintage:

15,001,200

Score:

49% Accuracy: High

Related items:

Coin (Related): Various Ariary (Essai set 1953) (Madagascar, Madagascar)

Description:

Front: (value) 20 FRANCS in front of map of Madagascar
between (left) crop (right) flowers (below) horns
above arc of nine peanuts (Arachis hypogaea)
legend: (below, colony name) MADAGASCAR
Back: Bust French lady "Libertine" (left) with Phrygian cap with wings
in front of ships in a harbor
designer: (lower-left) L.BAZOR (Lucien, 1889-1974)
(lower-right) GB (George)
legend: (proprietor, left) REPUBLIQUE (right) FRANÇAISE
(bottom-left, mint director's privy mark) Cornucopia (c, Paris Mint)
(bottom, year) 1953
(bottom-right, Engraver general's privy mark)
Wing (w, Lucien Bazor, 1931-1958)
Edge: P - plain, type: П

Formerly known as: y7