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100 Ariary Malagasy Ariary

Madagascar 1990_present UNC Needs review ✦ AI 75%

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Identity

Where & when

Country Madagascar

Currency Malagasy Ariary

Denomination 100 Ariary

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Era 1990_present

Legal status withdrawn

Predecessor currency Malagasy Franc

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Subjects & design

What's on the note

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Reverse subject Church with twin bell towers and domes

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Color palette #f5e6d3,#87ceeb,#d2691e

Themes architecture,religion,indigenous_culture,wildlife

Language / script Latin

Front: A church with twin bell towers topped with domes and crosses, representing historical colonial-era religious architecture in Madagascar. The building features Romanesque-style arched windows and doorways, with a view of a hillside town in the background. Madagascar is depicted in outline form at upper left. The note includes indigenous wildlife motifs including birds (likely Madagascar paradise flycatchers or similar endemic species) and a zebu cattle head design on the left margin, representing the cultural and agricultural importance of zebu in Malagasy society.

Back: This appears to be a mismatched banknote back — the reverse shows a Reserve Bank of Malawi 5 Kwacha note dated 1st July 1997, featuring John Chilembwe (c. 1871–1915), a Baptist minister and revolutionary who led an uprising against colonial rule in Nyasaland (now Malawi) in January 1915. The scene depicts fishermen in a traditional canoe on Lake Malawi. This back does not correspond to the Madagascar 100 Ariary front.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara

Issuer (native) BANKY FOIBEN'I MADAGASIKARA

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Material paper

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Signatures: Le Gouverneur

Security features: microprint,intaglio

Geography

Madagascar in Africa

Madagascar in Africa. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

The Malagasy Ariary replaced the Malagasy Franc in 2005 at a rate of 5 francs = 1 ariary, though both currencies circulated together during a transition period. The front of this note displays "100 ARIARY" with the text "ARIARY ZATO" (hundred ariary in Malagasy). The architectural motif appears to represent a Catholic church from Madagascar's colonial period, reflecting French colonial influence. However, the back image is clearly from Malawi, not Madagascar, showing the Reserve Bank of Malawi 5 Kwacha note signed by a Governor on 1st July 1997 and issued under the Reserve Bank of Malawi Act, 1989. This is a mismatched pair of images from two different countries and currencies.

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Series range 1990_present

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Condition

Grade UNC

Serial number AU2989515

Serial prefix AU

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AI extractions (3)

openai · gpt-4o 2026-05-10 06:31:23

status: ok · step 3 · $0.0212 · 5967↓ + 632↑ tokens

anthropic · claude-opus-4-5 2026-05-10 06:31:23

status: ok · step 2 · $0.1971 · 7366↓ + 1155↑ tokens

anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-10 06:31:23

status: ok · step 1 · $0.0399 · 7366↓ + 1190↑ tokens

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