| Issuer | Madagascar |
|---|---|
| Year | 1948-1958 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Franc |
| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1963) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 1.3 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#3 |
| Obverse description | Marianne`s bust left wearing a winged phrygian cap. 4 ships in the background. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE L.BAZOR G.B. 1958 (Translation: French Republic French Union 1958) |
| Reverse description | 3 conjoined zebu heads flanked by sprigs, value within horns. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1 FRANC MADAGASCAR |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1948 - Lec#98 - 7 400 000 1958 - Lec#99 - 2 600 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 4068100380 |
| Comments |