The iraimbilanja (singular and plural) is the divisory currency unit of
Madagascar
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, being equal to one fifth of an
ariary
The ariary (currency sign, sign: Ar; ISO 4217 code MGA) is the currency of Madagascar. It is notionally subdivided into 5 ''iraimbilanja'' and is one of only two non-decimal currencies currently circulating (the other is the ''Mauritanian ouguiya ...
.
Etymology
Iraimbilanja means literally "one iron weight" and was the name of an old coin worth of an ariary.
Value
The old
Malagasy franc is equal in value to one iraimbilanja. As of 1 January 2023 the value of one iraimbilanja is
US$
The United States dollar (Currency symbol, symbol: Dollar sign, $; ISO 4217, currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States and International use of the U.S. dollar, several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introdu ...
0.000044 /
ยข0.0044.
References
Currencies of Madagascar
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