THREE NOTES FROM MADAGASCAR WITH GOOD SECURITY

The notes above are stock photos from the Central Bank of Madagascar as, for the first time the notes would not scan on my scanner - well done to the bank , Their security measures are  working well.

The top note is the 100 Aviavy note. there is no date but this series started in 2017 and is still in circulation. this applies to all three notes. the front has   Ambozontany Cathedral and the reverse has the  "Mantella Baroni" or Madagascan poisonous frog

The next note is the 200 Aviavy note. it has the Amber Mountain Waterfall on the front and the Nosy Hara (island) and an endemic plant on the reverse.

The final note is the 500 Aviavy note . the front has an Ambohimanga homestead on the front and the reverse has a red Tsingy which is a rock formation in the north of the country

SET FROM MADAGASCAR

These notes are a part set from Madagascar. The set are all from 2004 . The 500 Ariary has a man weaving on the front and cattle on the reverse, whereas i'm unsure what is on the front of 200 Ariary note but it looks like either a hut or some kind of gate, on the reverse is some type of totems with the first one having something like a bus from the flintstones on the top. The 100 Ariary note has the travellers  tree on the front. 1 Ariary is the equivalent to 5 Madagascar Francs

More from madagascar HERE

Madagascar Lemurs - David Attenborough

MADAGASCAR

The Democratic Republic of Madagascar is an island in the Indian Ocean, part of the French community but an independent country. Its capital is Antananarivo.it became a French colony in 1896 but regained independence in 1960. 1993 saw the end of 17 years of one party rule.

Monetary units:

1 Ariary = 5 Malagasy Francs (1961 - 2003)
1 Ariary = 5 Francs (2003 onward)

The note above is the 100 Franc note from the 1974 issue (ND) with an old man on the front and people in the rice fields on the back

This one above, is the 500 franc (100 Ariary) note from 1994(ND).the front has a picture of a girl and the reverse has some herdsmen with some Zebus.

Finally, there's this note. a 1000 franc (200 Ariary) from 2004 with a hut on the front and what looks like totem like structures on the reverse

and of course Madagascar is known as the only place Lemurs are endemic to.