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5 Gourdes

Issuer Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti
Year 1920-1924
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Currency Third gourde (1872-date)
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Obverse description The obverse is printed in black and red on white paper, with two large central intaglio vignettes set within oval guilloche frames: the left oval contains a large monogram '5G' and the right oval presents a banana tree vignette. The bank title 'BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI' is inscribed in bold letters across the top, with the denomination 'CINQ GOURDES' in a dark panel at the foot of the central design. Three signature lines appear at the bottom, with red numeral '5' counterfoils at left and right within elaborate guilloche rosettes, and 'SPECIMEN' overprints in red on both sides.
Obverse lettering BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI
CINQ GOURDES
CE BILLET, CONFORMÉMENT À LA CONVENTION DU 2 MAI, 1919, EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR EN MONNAIE LÉGALE DES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES POUR UN DOLLAR
UN ADMINISTRATEUR
UN DIRECTEUR
POUR CONTRÔLE LE COMMISSAIRE DU GOUVERNEMENT PRÈS LA BANQUE
American Bank Note Company
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Reverse lettering BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI
CINQ GOURDES
5
CE BILLET, ÉMIS PAR LA BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI, EN VERTU DE SON CONTRAT DE CONCESSION, ET CONFORMÉMENT À LA CONVENTION DU 2 MAI, 1919, EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR EN MONNAIE LÉGALE DES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES = UN DOLLAR À PRÉSENTATION AU GUICHET DE LA BANQUE À PORT-AU-PRINCE ET SOUS DÉLAIS DE ROUTE À SES GUICHETS DE PROVINCE.
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
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