Catalog
2 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in dark teal-green intaglio on a dense guilloche ground, the central vignette presents the Haitian National Coat of Arms — a royal palm above a cannon, drums, anchors, and crossed flags — enclosed within a circular border bearing the motto "L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE." Large ornate "G" monogram medallions in guilloche occupy the left and right fields, and the printer's imprint "UNITED STATES BANKNOTE COMPANY" appears along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI DEUX GOURDES L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE CE BILLET EST ÉMIS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 226 DE LA CONSTITUTION DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI. UNITED STATES BANKNOTE COMPANY (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Haiti / Two Gourdes / Union Makes Strength / This banknote is issued in accordance with Article 226 of the Constitution of the Republic of Haiti.) |
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The United States Banknote Company closed operations in 1989, making this 1990-dated issue almost certainly printed before the firm's dissolution — either from final press runs completed in late 1989 or from dated stock released into circulation afterward. USBNC had printed Haitian currency for decades, and the relationship outlasted the company itself by a bureaucratic technicality.
The 2 Gourdes denomination had limited practical purchasing power by 1990, when Haiti was deep into the political instability that followed the fall of the Duvalier regime in 1986. Notes of this value circulated hard and fast.