Catalog
250 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
|---|---|
| Year | 2000-2003 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | 162 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait vignette of Emperor Jacques I of Haiti (Jean-Jacques Dessalines, 1758–1806) as the central motif, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint. The issuer name and denomination appear in letterpress inscriptions flanking the portrait. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Watermark portrait visible in the left field of the reverse; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
The 250 Gourdes denomination was introduced at the turn of the millennium as part of Haiti's broader effort to modernize its circulating currency series, with Thomas De La Rue handling production — a relationship the Banque de la République d'Haïti had maintained for several of its higher-value issues. The 2000–2003 date range spans a period of acute political turbulence in Haiti, including the disputed 2000 elections and the subsequent international aid freeze, which created serious liquidity pressures and made the smooth introduction of new currency anything but routine.
Security provision on this issue is modest by contemporary standards — watermark and thread only, with no optically variable ink or color-shifting elements.