Madagascar 50-CENTIMES (KM1)

Rooster

The Gallic Rooster appeared one year only (1943) on the French colony of Madagascar's 50-centime and 1-franc coins. The reverse features the Cross of Lorraine, originally the symbol of Joan of Arc, and adopted by the Free French Forces during World War II.


Diameter
20.2 mm
Composition
Bronze
Catalogue #
KM1
Obverse Legend
MADAGASCAR
Reverse Legend
HONNEUR PATRIE LIBERTE·EGALITE·FRATERNITE· 50 CMES 1943

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