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25 Gourdes Haitian Art
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1967-1970 |
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| Value | 25 Gourdes (25 HTG) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the Haitian coat of arms at center, depicting a royal palm tree flanked by symmetrically arranged cannons on wheeled carriages, trophies of arms, and soldiers, all set upon a green plain. A ribbon scroll beneath the arms bears the national motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE. The purity mark .999 and the mint mark IC appear in the lower field to the left and right of center respectively. The denomination 25 GOURDES and the date 1967 are inscribed in large characters across the lower portion of the field, while the legend LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE curves along the upper periphery within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Haiti's "Haitian Art" series was commissioned under François Duvalier as part of a broader effort to project cultural legitimacy abroad while his regime tightened its grip internally. The coins were produced for the foreign collector market rather than domestic circulation — a distinction that explains both the fine silver specification and the impractical 60mm format. Few ever passed through Haitian hands in trade.
The KM#67.1 and 67.2 variants differ in edge treatment, a detail that matters more to registry collectors than the broader market has historically acknowledged.