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1 Gourde
| Issuer | République d'Haïti (State of Haiti) |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Reference(s) | P#131 |
| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio portrait vignette of Emperor Jacques I (Jean-Jacques Dessalines, 1758–1806) in full military dress uniform. The Haitian National Coat of Arms appears on the note face, flanked by the republican motto and a lengthy legal text specifying the law of 22 December 1914 authorizing the issue and guaranteeing redemption through taxes established by the law of 11 August 1903. |
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| Obverse lettering | LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI CE BILLET ÉMIS PAR L'ETAT D'HAÏTI, EN VERTU DE LA LOI DU 22 DÉCEMBRE 1914, A COURS LÉGAL DANS LA RÉPUBLIQUE POUR LA VALEUR DE UNE GOURDE ET SON REMBOURSEMENT EST GARANTI PAR LES IMPÔTS CRÉÉS PAR LA LOI DU 11 AOÛT 1903, SUR LE RETRAIT DU PAPIER MONNAIE. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green intaglio and centres on a rectangular vignette of an agricultural harvesting scene, with labourers and a team of horses working in a field. Large ornate guilloche numerals «UNE» appear at left and right flanking the central vignette, all within an elaborate engraved lathe-work border. A cautionary anti-counterfeiting legend is set in a text panel below the vignette, and the printer's imprint «AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY – NEW YORK» appears at the lower margin. |
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