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1 Gourde
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI DOCTEUR FRANÇOIS DUVALIER PRÉSIDENT À VIE UNE GOURDE CE BILLET, CONFORMÉMENT À LA CONVENTION DU 12 AVRIL, 1919, EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR EN MONNAIE LÉGALE DES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES POUR UN DOLLAR. (Translation: National Bank of the Republic of Haiti, One Gourde, Dr. François Duvalier President for Life, This banknote, in accordance with the convention of April 12, 1919, is payable to the bearer in legal currency of the United States of America at the rate of five gourdes for one dollar.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown intaglio on a fine guilloche background, centred on the Haitian national coat of arms — a palm tree flanked by cannons and cannonballs on a green hill, with a royal palm, rifles, and a Phrygian cap above a scroll reading "L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE". The bank title "BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI" arcs around the upper border within an ornate frame, and the denomination "UNE GOURDE" appears in a panel at the bottom. The printer's imprint "THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED" is present in the lower margin. |
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By 1968, Haiti's monetary system had been under severe strain for years — the Duvalier government's fiscal mismanagement and near-total exclusion from international credit lines had made even small-denomination printing contracts a logistical challenge. Thomas De La Rue's involvement speaks to the continued outsourcing of Haitian note production to London, a dependency that stretched back decades through multiple issuing authorities.
The 1 Gourde sits at the bottom of the series, a denomination that saw heavy everyday use and consequently survives most often in worn condition. Clean examples from this issue are genuinely harder to find than the higher denominations.