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2 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1986-1988 |
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| Value | 2 Gourdes (2 HTG) |
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| Reverse description | The Haitian National Coat of Arms, engraved in intaglio within a circular guilloche frame, occupies the centre of the design, incorporating a palm tree, cannons, cannonballs, a drum, and the motto 'L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE' on a ribbon below. Large stylised guilloche monograms flank the arms on either side against a dense dark-blue intaglio background with fine lathe-work borders. The denomination 'DEUX GOURDES' appears in a panel beneath the arms, with a legal-tender inscription in a ruled box at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE DEUX GOURDES CE BILLET, ÉMIS PAR LA BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI EN VERTU DE L'ARTICLE 149 DE LA CONSTITUTION ET CONFORMÉMENT À LA LOI DU 17 AOÛT 1979 (ARTICLE 2-PARAGRAPHE 5), EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR EN MONNAIE LÉGALE DES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES POUR UN DOLLAR. THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED |
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The P#245A belongs to a short-lived series issued during the tail end of Jean-Claude Duvalier's presidency — he fled Haiti in February 1986, meaning notes dated within this range straddle the regime's collapse and the military juntas that followed. The Banque de la République d'Haïti continued issuing under its existing contracts regardless, a practical necessity when political transitions outpace central bank logistics.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement was longstanding with Haiti by this point, providing a measure of printing consistency through decades of governmental instability. The 2 Gourdes denomination was the smallest in the series, with correspondingly high print volumes and heavy street-level circulation — survivorship in choice condition is genuinely limited.