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| 正面描述 | Central vignette of the Citadelle Laferrière (Citadelle Henri Christophe) set within an oval frame, flanked by large guilloche numeral 2 panels on either side. The heading BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI arcs across the top, with the denomination DEUX GOURDES in a cartouche below the central vignette. Three signature lines appear at the bottom, with the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY beneath them. |
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| 背面描述 | Central circular vignette of the Haitian National Coat of Arms — a royal palm tree flanked by cannons, cannonballs, and trophies of arms — enclosed within an ornate engine-turned frame. Large interlaced guilloche monogram panels occupy both the left and right fields. The bank title BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI appears at the top, and the denomination DEUX GOURDES is set in a panel below the central vignette. |
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The Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti relied on the American Bank Note Company for virtually its entire mid-century note production — a dependency rooted less in preference than in the near-total absence of domestic printing infrastructure. This 2 Gourdes belongs to a series that bridged Haiti's postwar stabilization period, when the gourde was still pegged at 5 to the U.S. dollar under an arrangement dating to the American occupation era and maintained long after U.S. forces withdrew in 1934.
The peg held through this issue's entire print run, which partly explains the denomination's modest practical role — 2 Gourdes equaled exactly 40 U.S. cents.