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1 Gourde
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1984-1985 |
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| Currency | Third gourde (1872-date) |
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| Reverse description | The central design is dominated by a large circular vignette of the Haitian national coat of arms — a palm tree flanked by cannons, flags, and military trophies above a drum, with the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE on a ribbon below — set within an elaborate engine-turned guilloche border. The arc inscription BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI surrounds the upper portion of the central medallion, with a dense payability legend filling the inner ring. The denomination UNE GOURDE appears in a bold panel at the base, and the entire composition is enclosed within an intricate guilloche underprint with ornamental side cartouches bearing the monogram "G". |
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| Protection description | the Haitian coat of arms visible in the paper when held to light. |
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The Banque de la République d'Haïti had been issuing small-denomination gourdes through Thomas De La Rue for decades by the time this note was produced — a relationship that outlasted multiple governments, including the long Duvalier period that formally ended in February 1986. This particular series was printed in the final years of Jean-Claude Duvalier's presidency, though the notes themselves carry no political markings that would distinguish them from issues before or after the regime change.
The 1 gourde denomination had limited purchasing power by the mid-1980s, as the gourde's peg of 5 to the US dollar — maintained since 1919 — was increasingly strained by inflation and capital flight preceding the political crisis.