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2 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1967 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette within an oval frame presents an intaglio view of the Citadelle Laferrière (Citadelle Henri Christophe), the historic mountain fortress rendered in fine engraving against a guilloche underprint in blue and pink tones. The denomination numeral '2' appears in large ornamental figures at left and right, with the issuing authority 'BANQUE NATIONALE / REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI' inscribed across the top. Below the vignette, the value legend 'DEUX GOURDES' is printed in bold letterpress, with three signature lines for Le Président, Le Directeur, and Un Administrateur running along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The Haitian National Coat of Arms is centrally positioned within a circular guilloche frame, rendered in intaglio in dark blue-black ink; the arms comprise a palm tree surmounted by the Liberty Cap, flanked by cannons and cannonballs, with a trophy of flags and anchors, all above a ribbon bearing the national motto. Large ornamental '2' cyphers appear at left and right within elaborate lathe-work borders. The bank name 'BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI' arches across the top, and the denomination 'DEUX GOURDES' appears in bold letterpress below the central device. |
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Thomas De La Rue printed several Haitian series during the 1960s, but the 2 Gourde denomination was among the lower-value notes kept in active street circulation longest — meaning surviving examples in high grade are genuinely uncommon despite the note not being particularly old. The Gourde was pegged at 5 to the US dollar throughout the Duvalier period, a rate maintained artificially through strict currency controls rather than economic fundamentals.
Pick 191 belongs to a series issued under François Duvalier's government, when the Banque Nationale served as both central bank and commercial institution — a dual role that ended with the 1979 separation into the Banque de la République d'Haïti.