Malagasy franc
E533958
The Malagasy franc was the former official currency of Madagascar used before the adoption of the ariary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malagasy franc canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5612892 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malagasy franc Context triple: [Malagasy ariary, replacedCurrency, Malagasy franc]
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A.
Malagasy ariary
The Malagasy ariary is the official monetary unit of Madagascar, used for all financial transactions and economic activities in the country.
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B.
Comorian franc
The Comorian franc is the official monetary unit of the Union of the Comoros, issued by the Central Bank of the Comoros and pegged to the euro.
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C.
Tunisian franc
The Tunisian franc was the former national currency of Tunisia used before the adoption of the Tunisian dinar.
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D.
French West African franc
The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
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E.
Guinean franc
The Guinean franc is the official national currency of Guinea, used for all monetary transactions within the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malagasy franc Target entity description: The Malagasy franc was the former official currency of Madagascar used before the adoption of the ariary.
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A.
Malagasy ariary
The Malagasy ariary is the official monetary unit of Madagascar, used for all financial transactions and economic activities in the country.
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B.
Comorian franc
The Comorian franc is the official monetary unit of the Union of the Comoros, issued by the Central Bank of the Comoros and pegged to the euro.
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C.
Tunisian franc
The Tunisian franc was the former national currency of Tunisia used before the adoption of the Tunisian dinar.
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D.
French West African franc
The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
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E.
Guinean franc
The Guinean franc is the official national currency of Guinea, used for all monetary transactions within the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Africa
ⓘ
Economy of Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| coexistedWith | Malagasy ariary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistencePeriodEnd | 2005 ⓘ |
| coexistencePeriodStart | 2003 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Republic of Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1925 ⓘ |
| denominationsIncluded |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateAtReplacement | 5 Malagasy francs = 1 ariary ⓘ |
| hasFormerISO4217Code | MGF ⓘ |
| introducedBy | French colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | MGF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malagasy ⓘ |
| legalTender | false ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatusEnded | 2005-12-31 ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | franc malgache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French franc (as colonial currency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| replaced | Malagasy ariary (as accounting unit only) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Malagasy ariary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ariary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | demonetized ⓘ |
| subunit | centime ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 centimes = 1 franc ⓘ |
| symbol |
Fmg
ⓘ
Fr ⓘ |
| usedAfterIndependenceOf | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | French colonial period in Madagascar ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday transactions in Madagascar ⓘ |
| usedIn | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInEconomyType | developing economy ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 2005 ⓘ |
| wasDecimalized | true ⓘ |
| wasLegalTender | true ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfName | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malagasy franc Description of subject: The Malagasy franc was the former official currency of Madagascar used before the adoption of the ariary.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.