2 Gourdes

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.