Catalog
10 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1920-1924 |
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| Value | 10 Gourdes (10 HTG) |
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| Obverse description | Central oval vignette of a banana tree enclosed within an elaborate guilloche border, with large ornate numerals '10' in decorative panels to either side. The issuer's title 'BANQUE NATIONALE REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI' runs along the top, while 'DIX GOURDES' appears beneath the central vignette. Three signature lines occupy the lower margin, accompanied by a convention text citing the exchange rate of five gourdes per US dollar under the Convention of 2 May 1919. |
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| Reverse description | Left-positioned oval vignette of a coffee bush rendered in fine intaglio engraving within a decorative guilloche frame, with an interlaced monogram cartouche to the right. A central text panel carries the full legal tender clause in French, and the issuer's title 'BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI' appears at the top with 'DIX GOURDES' in bold letterpress along the bottom. |
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The Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti was, during this period, operating under direct U.S. financial supervision — the National City Bank of New York held a controlling interest following the 1915 American occupation, and the bank's affairs were effectively managed by American interests until 1935. The choice of the American Bank Note Company as printer was neither incidental nor purely commercial.
Pick 153 spans a four-year window that covers significant political turbulence, including the 1922 financial reorganization that restructured Haiti's foreign debt obligations under U.S. pressure. Notes from the earlier dates in this range are noticeably scarcer than those from 1923–24.