Catalog
100 Gourdes Independence
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 2004-2019 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI BANK REPIBLIK DAYITI 100 GOURDES GOUD CITADELLE HENRY (MILOT, HAÏTI) SITADÈL HENRY (MILO, AYITI) CE BILLET EST ÉMIS CONFORMÉMENT À LA CONSTITUTION DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI BIYÈ SA A FÈT DAPRÈ KONSTITISYON REPIBLIK DAYITI LA CONTREFAÇON DE MONNAIE EST PUNIE PAR LA LOI LALWA PINI MOUN KI AP FÈ FO LAJAN |
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| Protection description | Haitian coat of arms watermark visible when held to light; embedded security thread; optically variable ink on numeral 100; colour-shifting see-through registration device at left of reverse |
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Haiti's bicentennial fell in January 2004 — two hundred years since the declaration of independence made it the first Black republic in history and the first nation born from a successful slave revolt. This note was issued to mark that moment, though the political timing was brutal: President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced from power that same February, and the country entered a prolonged period of UN stabilization mission governance. The commemorative purpose and the immediate political collapse coexisted without resolution.
Thomas De La Rue supplied the security package, including optically variable ink — a feature that remained relatively expensive for Caribbean issuers at the time and signals the Banque de la République d'Haïti's deliberate investment in anti-counterfeiting for a high-denomination note intended for long circulation.