10000 Francs = 2000 Ariary (1988) (© Front: Young Malagasy peasant girl holding sheaf of rice. Butterfly. Back: Excerpt from the emblem of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar. Five Malagasy women planting rice in a rice field. Watermark: Head of a Zebu. Predominant colours: Green and blue. Security thread: Solid, fully embedded, vertical, 1 mm wide, bearing demetalized repeated text "ROA ARIVO". Tactile feature: Doesn't exist. Artist: Unknown. Signature: (Nº11) Richard Randriamaholy (Le Gouverneur, January 1984 – December 1988). Printing method: Intaglio (raised print). Issuing authority: Central Bank of Madagascar. Year of issue: 1988. Date of withdrawal: 30 June 2005. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England, United Kingdom (TDLR)) (Serial # DA5030531) (circulated, with pinholes and an edge tear of 2 mm) VF
Dimensions: 168 x 87 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-74a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B214a (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Very Fine (VF) (circulated, used, with 4 tiny pinholes and an edge tear of 2 mm) GRADING INFO
Texts: Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara. Roa Arivo Ariary. 10000 Dix Mille Francs. Ten Thousand Francs. Two Thousand Ariary. Helohin'ny Lalana Hiasa An-Terivozona Mandrapahafatiny Ny Mpanao Vola Sandoka. La Loi Punit des Travaux Forcés a Perpétuité Tout Contrefacteur de Monnaie. The Law Punishes Any Counterfeiter of Currency with Forced Labour for Life.
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