Catalog
10 Gourdes
| Issuer | République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1827 |
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| Value | 10 Gourdes |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI DIX GOURDES Liberté Egalité No. $10 Vu: Pour le Secrétaire d'État des Finances a.i. Le présent Billet circulera dans la République pour la valeur de DIX GOURDES, en vertu de la loi du 16 Avril 1827, et le Trésor public garantit la valeur de cette somme au porteur du présent. Vu: Pour le Président de la Chambre des Comptes Vu: Pour le Trésorier Général |
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| Variants | P#5a - thin paper watermark: "RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAITI" P#5b - thick paper without watermark |
| Comments |
Haiti's earliest paper currency issues emerged from a state treasury chronically starved of specie following the 1825 indemnity agreement with France — 150 million francs demanded in exchange for diplomatic recognition, a sum that immediately destabilized the national finances and forced the government toward paper instruments it lacked the institutional infrastructure to manage credibly. The 1827 issues were among the first formal gourde-denominated notes produced under the republic.
P#5 is exceptionally rare in any condition. The combination of tropical climate, a largely cash-skeptical rural population, and the near-total collapse of the note-issuing apparatus within a few years meant survival rates were negligible.