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2 Centimes
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1881 |
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| Value | 2 Centimes (0.02 HTG) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Liberty facing right, wearing a folded cloth headdress with flowing ribbons, engraved in fine neoclassical style by Louis-Oscar Roty; the engraver's signature ROT.OF. appears on the truncation and LAFORESTRIE is inscribed below. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI flanks the effigy at top, separated by five-pointed stars, with the Haitian revolutionary year AN 78 to the right. The date 1881 appears in the lower exergue between two dots, and the entire design is framed by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The Haitian coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a royal palm tree surmounted by a liberty cap and flanked by crossed cannons, cannonballs, and six national flags with rifles and anchors, all arranged on a trophy base. A ribbon scroll at the base bears the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength). The circular legend LIBERTÉ EGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ arcs across the upper field, separated by dots and stars, while the denomination 2 CENTIMES is inscribed in the lower portion. The design is enclosed by a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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