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2 Gourdes Series Y-AF
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1951-1964 |
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| Value | 2 Gourdes (2 HTG) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI DEUX GOURDES CE BILLET CONFORMEMENT A LA CONVENTION DU 12 AVRIL 1919 EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR EN MONNAIE LEGALE DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES POUR UN DOLLAR LE PRESIDENT LE DIRECTEUR UN ADMINISTRATEUR AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti had a long and exclusive relationship with the American Bank Note Company, and this series reflects that arrangement at its most routine. What makes the run worth noting is its span: thirteen years across a single series letter progression from Y through AF, suggesting continuous reorder without redesign — a sign of institutional inertia as much as fiscal stability.
Haiti's gourde was pegged to the US dollar at five to one throughout this entire period, a fixed rate that held without devaluation from 1919 until 1991. At two gourdes, this note was effectively forty US cents.