Posted 03/31/2008 4:06 pm
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I wonder what the significance of the rest of the art work is ?
Well I did a bit of reading on it, all I found was this description:
On the front of this 5000 Franc note is a picture of a Malagasy boy. In the background men work in the fields and a zebu cart passes a group of baobabs.
To me the prettier side of the note is the reverse
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Described as:
several Malagasy animals including Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta), a Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra), Comet Moths (Argema mittrei), Verreaux's Sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi), Madagascar Red Fodys (Foudia madagascariensis), a Helmet Vanga (Euryceros prevostii), and Madagascar Pygmy Kingfishers (Ispidina madagascariensis).
And in the bottom left corner is a paragraph that translates into:
The law punishes any counterfeiter of currency with penal servitude for life
