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Malagasy franc
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
7 ancestors2 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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Predecessor332 BC–259 BC
Attic drachma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openLater contributionAD 296–AD 351
Egyptian silver drachma accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 794–1204
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Evidence periodPredecessor1795–1799
Livre tournoisDocumentedPredecessor1945
French francDocumentedThis currency
Malagasy francDates, conversion terms and evidence 7 connections
Livre tournois French franc
1795–1799Documented1.0125 Livre tournois = 1 French francThe tariff equates 1.0125 livres tournois with 1 franc. Preferred reported date: 25 germinal IV / 14 April 1796 (S16). S17 says 24 germinal. Day remains withheld pending the original act.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Livre tournois
Evidence period: AD 794–1204QualifiedA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Egyptian silver drachma accounting Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting
Evidence period: AD 296–AD 351QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Attic drachma accounting Egyptian silver drachma accounting
Evidence period: 332 BC–259 BCQualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗What followed
2 direct successors or branches connected to this currency.
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Malagasy francSuccessor or branchMGA
Malagasy ariary2005Documented5 Malagasy franc = 1 MGA
Successor or branchKMF
Comorian francKeep going forwardExplore all 2 descendants +
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Malagasy francSuccessor or branch1962–1963
Comorian francDocumentedSuccessor or branch2005
Malagasy ariaryDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 2 connections
Malagasy franc Malagasy ariary
2005Documented5 Malagasy franc = 1 MGAThe ariary becomes the accounting unit. Ariary-denominated new notes had already launched on 31 July 2003.
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