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2 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1984-1986 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central oval vignette containing the Haitian National Coat of Arms — a palm tree flanked by cannons, cannonballs, flags, and an anchor, with the motto 'L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE' on a ribbon below — rendered in intaglio on a deep blue guilloche background. Large stylised numeral '2' denominators appear to the left and right of the central vignette within ornate lathe-work panels. The bank name 'BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI' and denomination 'DEUX GOURDES' are inscribed above and below the vignette respectively. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Haiti's 2 Gourde denomination had a troubled existence within the national currency hierarchy. The gourde had been pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate of 5 gourdes to 1 dollar since 1919 — a peg that held with remarkable rigidity through coups, occupation, and the Duvalier decades — making the 2 gourde note worth exactly 40 US cents at face, a denomination that served daily market transactions but never inspired confidence in paper currency among a population that historically preferred coin.
De La Rue's contract with the Banque de la République d'Haïti covered several denominations through this period. The fixed peg was abandoned in 1991.