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25 Gourdes Jean-Claude Duvalier Airport
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Weight | 117.60 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the Haitian coat of arms at centre, featuring a royal palm tree flanked by trophies of cannons, cannonballs, anchors, and crossed flags arranged symmetrically on a grassy mound, with a Phrygian cap at the apex of the palm. A ribbon scroll beneath the arms bears the national motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE. The legend LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE arcs around the upper periphery. The denomination 25 GOURDES and the date 1971 appear in bold relief in the lower field, flanked by the mintmark indicators 1000 and IC. A fine beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Mint | Franklin Mint |
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Issued to commemorate the inauguration of the François Duvalier International Airport in Port-au-Prince, this piece was struck during the early years of Jean-Claude Duvalier's rule — he had inherited the presidency from his father in April 1971 at age nineteen, making him one of the youngest heads of state in the world at the time. The airport itself had been renamed for the elder Duvalier while he was still alive, a vanity the regime pursued aggressively across public infrastructure.
The 1970 date places production just at the transition between the two Duvalier governments, a detail that creates some ambiguity about whether this was conceived as a tribute to Papa Doc or a inaugural gesture by the son's handlers.