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100 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette with a portrait of Henri Christophe, President of Northern Haiti and later King Henri I of Haiti, rendered in intaglio. The portrait is framed by guilloche underprint patterns with the denomination numeral repeated in the side panels. Inscriptions identify the issuing authority and denomination. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI CENT GOURDES 100 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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The P#205 series was printed by ABNC during a period when the Duvalier government — specifically Jean-Claude, who had just inherited power from his father François in April 1971 — maintained tight control over the monetary system through the Banque Nationale. The 100 Gourdes denomination was substantial for everyday Haitian commerce, making most examples low-circulation survivals rather than genuinely used notes.
ABNC's contract with Haiti stretched across several decades and multiple political regimes. By 1971 the relationship was long-established, and the plates show the kind of refined intaglio work the company had refined over generations of Caribbean and Latin American commissions.