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25 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1984-1985 |
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| Size | 156 x 67 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of President Jean-Claude Duvalier in an oval vignette at left, rendered in intaglio against a blue guilloche underprint. The bank title BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI arches across the top, with the denomination numeral 25 repeated in each corner. The central field carries the inscription VINGT CINQ GOURDES in bold lettering, with a clause in French below referencing the note's legal tender status and exchange rate of five gourdes to the dollar, along with signature lines at the bottom. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by the Haitian National Coat of Arms — a palm tree flanked by cannons and cannonballs on a green ground, with a trophy of weapons and the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE on a ribbon — set within an intricate guilloche rosette at center. The bank title BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI appears at the top, with VINGT CINQ GOURDES in large letters across the lower field. The denomination numeral 25 is repeated in stylized form at the right, and a French legal tender clause runs along the bottom margin. |
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Giesecke & Devrient had printed Haitian currency through multiple political transitions, and the 1984–85 issue arrived during the final years of Jean-Claude Duvalier's government — a period of economic deterioration marked by capital flight, IMF pressure, and acute shortages of foreign exchange. The 25 Gourde denomination occupied a practical middle register in daily transactions, and notes from this series typically show heavy handling wear precisely because they were genuinely used.
The watermark is the sole security feature — modest even by the standards of the period.