Madagascar 1943-SA franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This bronze franc was struck in South Africa for the Free French forces in Madagascar, a colony seized from the Vichy regime in 1942. Madagascar obtained her autonomy in 1958 and complete independence in 1960. It was accompanied by a similar fifty centimes.

Recorded mintage: 5,000,000.

Specification: 5.5 g, bronze, 25 mm diameter, designed by Coert Laurens Steynberg.

Catalog reference: KM 2.

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:

• 1943 50 centimes
• French West Africa 1944 franc
• 1948 franc
• Coins and currency dated 1943