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30 Sols - Henri Christophe Essai
| Issuer | Haiti (1804-date) |
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| Year | 1807 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | LIBERTAS. RELIGIO. MORES HC (Translation: Liberty Religion Morality) |
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Henri Christophe issued this piece during the fractured period following Dessalines's assassination in October 1806, when Haiti split into a southern republic under Pétion and a northern state under Christophe. The essai designation is significant — Christophe's northern administration was still establishing its monetary framework, and pattern or trial pieces from this moment are exceptionally rare survivors of an institution being built from nothing.
KM#8 trial pieces seldom appear at auction. Most known examples trace back to a small number of European collections, suggesting the essais were sent abroad rather than circulated domestically.