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10 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1967 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE REPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI DIX GOURDES CONVENTION DU 2 AVRIL 1919, CE BILLET, CONFORMÉMENT À LA LOI, EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR EN MONNAIE LÉGALE DES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES POUR UN DOLLAR |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Haitian national coat of arms — a palm tree surmounted by a Phrygian cap, flanked by cannons and flags — set within a rectangular frame surrounded by elaborate guilloche lacework and large numeral 10 counters on both sides. The full bank title BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI arches across the top panel, with DIX GOURDES inscribed in a panel below the coat of arms. The overall design is printed in a single green intaglio impression. |
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By 1967, Haiti's currency had been under sustained pressure for over a decade — the Duvalier government's fiscal mismanagement and reliance on money creation had eroded confidence in the gourde considerably. Thomas De La Rue's involvement as printer was common for Haitian notes of this period; the BNRH consistently contracted London commercial security printers rather than developing domestic capacity.
The P#193 series is not particularly scarce, but circulated examples frequently show heavy soiling along the vertical fold lines — a consequence of how gourdes were typically stored and handled in rural Haiti during this period.