Catalog
16 Gourdes
| Issuer | République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1827-1927 |
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| Value | 16 Gourdes |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI SEIZE GOURDES No. Slo. 1000 Le présent billet circulera dans la République pour la valeur de SEIZE GOURDES, et le Trésor public en garantit la valeur au porteur, en vertu de la loi du 26 Avril 1827. Le Membre Signataire: |
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| Variants | P#30a - "Le Membre signataire" in standard type P#30b - "Le Membre signataire" in italics |
| Comments |
The 16 gourdes denomination is an artifact of the gourde's original peg to the Spanish dollar at a rate of 16 gourdes to one dollar — a relationship established in the early republic and retained long after it lost practical meaning. By the time this centennial note appeared in 1927, the fixed-rate logic behind that denomination had been obsolete for decades, making the 16 gourdes more a commemorative acknowledgment of monetary history than a functioning unit of account.
The 1827–1927 dates mark the centennial of the gourde's formal establishment. Collector interest in this issue tends to concentrate on the date pairing itself.