MADAGASCAR. Lot of four (4) coins. Includes:
a) Kingdom of Imerina. Ranavalona III. 1883-1897. CU 10 Centimes. (31mm, 9.83 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dated 1883 E. RANAVALOMANJAKA * MPANJAKA NY MADAGASCAR *, crown over wreath; two rosettes above / 10/ CENTIMES/ 18 (E in radiant star) 83. Chauvicourt 3; MCF 4; KM (X) 1. Lustrous, spot. Choice EF.
b) Colonial, Free France. 1940-1944. CU 50 Centimes (20mm, 2.75 g, 6h). Pretoria, South Africa mint. Dated 1943. Rooster standing left / Cross of Lorraine. Chauvicourt 21; MCF 34; KM 1. Lustrous. AU.
c) Colonial, Fourth Republic. 1946-1958. CU-NI Essai de Franc (27mm, 10.05 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: cornucopia and wing. Dated 1948. Bust of Marianne left, wearing winged Phrygian cap; four ships in background / Triple-headed zebu bull facing; olive branch and grain ears flanking. Chauvicourt 29; MCF 36; KM E1. A few spots. UNC.
d) Colonial, Fourth Republic. 1946-1958. CU-NI Essai de 2 Franc (22mm, 5.26 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: cornucopia and wing. Dated 1948. Bust of Marianne left, wearing winged Phrygian cap; four ships in background / Triple-headed zebu bull facing; olive branch and grain ears flanking. Chauvicourt 31; MCF 37; KM E2. A few spots. UNC.
. . Four (4) coins in lot.
From an English private collection of coins and medals relating to Madagascar, formed from the 1960s to the present.