Information:
| Reference | P#38 |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Period | Franc (1925-1945) |
| Currency | Ariary |
| Denomination | 50 Ariary |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1926-1950 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Size (WxH) | 175x120 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textBanque de Madagascar
cinquante francs
LÉON GLAIZE DEL JULES ROBERT SC
Obverse symbolOn the left, Minerva seated holding her shield with her left hand, on the right, Vesta goddess of the domestic hearth seated. In the center at the bottom, the watermark in a round cartouche.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textLÉON GLAIZE DEL JULES ROBERT SC
Reverse symbolBust of Demeter in front in the center, three cherubs offering him various fruit and flower cereals. In the background two planispheres representing the earth on the left and the constellations on the right. Article 139 of the penal code repeated in two rectangular cartridges to the right and to the left.
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| ND (1926) | (fr) P-38as spécimen Saurin/Dejouany | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ND (1926) | (fr) P-38p epreuve sur grande marge | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| ND (1926-1937) | (fr) P-38a Saurin/Dejouany | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| ND (1937) | (fr) P-38bs spécimen Chaudin/Dejouany | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| ND (1937-1947) | (fr) P-38b Chaudin/Dejouany | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| ND (1947-1950) | (fr) Gonon/Dejouany | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||