Madagascar 1943-SA 50 centimes

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was struck in 1943 in South Africa for the Free French in Madagascar, along with a similar one franc (KM 2). Madagascar obtained her autonomy in 1958 and complete independence in 1960.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 1.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Madagascar 1895 5 francs Reginald Huth pattern
• 1943 franc
• 1948 franc
• Madagascar 1953 20 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1943
• return to coins of Madagascar