View source for Madagascar 1978 10 ariary

[[Image:Madagascar 1978 10 ariary obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Madagascar 1978 10 ariary rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was issued by the [[Madagascar]] as part of the F.A.O. series. Madagascar, off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, is nearly large enough to count as a subcontinent. The plants and animals living there are generally found nowhere else. The island was under French rule 1886-1960. The reverse features a local cutting peat for fuel.

''Recorded mintage:'' 8,001,000 plus 3,800 proofs in silver.

''Specification:'' nickel.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 13.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 

''Link to:''
* [[Madagascar 1978 20 ariary]] F.A.O.
* [[Coins and currency dated 1978]]
* return to coins of [[Madagascar]]

[[Category:F.A.O. series coinage]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]