France (Madagascar) 1, 2, and 5 Francs 1948 to 1958

Madagascar, an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa, was a French colony until 1960, when it became sovereign. France issued these aluminum coins between 1948 and 1958. Coins of 1 franc were minted in 1948 and 1958, 2 francs were minted only in 1948 and 5 francs were minted only in 1953. All dates of all denominations are worth much less than $1 US dollar when in circulated condition. A collector might pay up to $3 US dollars for an circulated coin.
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Coin: 18486, Genre: Colonizers and Colonies, Timeline: Modern
Created (yyyymm): 201411, Last review: 201411
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1948, filter: 1948 to 1958
Image: france_madagascar_2_francs_1948.jpg
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