← Read the currency article Malagasy ariary: research record Evidence coverage: 2003–2005. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
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Malagasy ariary MGA · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Predecessor documented At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input.
View the modern predecessor audit → Parents / predecessors Children / successors No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.
Siblings
Unit and issue records 2 records Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.
Malagasy Ariary — endpoint research dossier FTM000722 · C548
Malagasy ariary FTM000833 · C769, C770
Monetary history 3 events Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.
1 January 2005: official unit of account Unit of account change On 1 January 2005 the ariary replaced the Malagasy franc as official unit of account at one ariary per five francs.
C548 2005-01-01 Unit replacement The ariary becomes the accounting unit. Ariary-denominated new notes had already launched on 31 July 2003.
C769 2003-07-31 Cash series introduction New ariary-denominated notes precede the accounting change.
C770 Evidence & research notes 3 claims Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Supported C548
On 1 January 2005 the ariary replaced the Malagasy franc as official unit of account at one ariary per five francs.
International Monetary Fund · Second and Third PRGF Reviews, Informational Annex, 2008 Citation S282 ·
Open source ↗ Indexed section X, Exchange System and Exchange Rate Arrangements
Source access and limitations Read the full IMF annex and Malagasy legal texts; distinguish the 2003 ariary cash launch from the 2005 accounting change.
Relevant indexed source passage inspected; full-body retrieval failed or yielded a script/block page.
Supported C769
The ariary becomes the accounting unit. Ariary-denominated new notes had already launched on 31 July 2003.
Association of African Central Banks · Association of African Central Banks — Madagascar / BFM history Citation S402 ·
Open source ↗ Colonial currency, 1963, and 2003–2005 sections
Source access and limitations Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.
Supported C770
New ariary-denominated notes precede the accounting change.
Association of African Central Banks · Association of African Central Banks — Madagascar / BFM history Citation S402 ·
Open source ↗ Colonial currency, 1963, and 2003–2005 sections
Source access and limitations Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.