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25 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1984-1985 |
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| Value | 25 Gourdes (25 HTG) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | a palm tree, visible when held to light |
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| Comments |
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.