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25 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1986-1988 |
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| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents the Palace of Justice in Port-au-Prince rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint in blue-violet tones, with a scales-of-justice motif to the right. The denomination '25' appears in large numerals at left and right, with the legend 'VINGT CINQ GOURDES' in bold letterpress below the central vignette. Serial numbers appear in two positions across the upper portion of the note, flanking the main design, with the year 'ANNEE 1988' printed at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI VINGT CINQ GOURDES CE BILLET, ÉMIS CONFORMÉMENT À LA CONSTITUTION DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI, EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR EN MONNAIE LÉGALE DES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES POUR UN DOLLAR ANNÉE 1988 |
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| Comments |
The P#248 series spans the final years of Jean-Claude Duvalier's government and its immediate aftermath — he fled Haiti in February 1986, meaning notes dated within this range were issued under two very different political realities. Giesecke & Devrient had held the Haitian printing contract through much of the Duvalier period, providing Munich-produced notes to a state where currency printing oversight was, at best, nominal.
The single security feature — a watermark — reflects the modest specification budget typical of Haitian issues of this period. No security thread, no fluorescent inks.