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10 Gourdes Toussaint l'Ouverture
| Issuer | Haiti (1804-date) |
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| Year | 1967-1970 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#65.1, KM#65.2 |
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| Reverse description | The Haitian Coat of Arms occupies the central field, depicting a trophy of arms comprising cannons, cannonballs, anchors, flags, and rifles arranged symmetrically around a central royal palm tree, symbolizing independence. A scroll below the trophy bears the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE. The denomination 10 GOURDES and the issue year appear prominently in the lower field, flanked by the fineness mark 1000 to the left and the mint mark IC to the right. The legend LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE curves along the upper periphery, and the design is enclosed by a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1967 IC - KM# 65.1; Proof - 6,750 1968 IC - KM# 65.1; Proof - 5,725 1969 IC - KM# 65.1; Arezzo Mint; Proof - 1,100 1970 - KM# 65.2; countermark 1AR; Proof - 1970 IC - KM# 65.1; Proof - 1,500 |
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Haiti's 10 Gourdes silver series of the late 1960s was issued under François Duvalier, who by 1967 had already declared himself President-for-Life and was systematically recasting Haitian national mythology to reinforce his own authority. Invoking Toussaint l'Ouverture served a calculated political purpose — Duvalier positioned himself as the heir to the revolution's founders, a claim he pressed through coinage, currency, and state ritual alike.
The KM#65.1 and 65.2 varieties differ in edge treatment. These were primarily sold to foreign collectors rather than circulated domestically, making worn examples genuinely unusual.