5 Gourdes

Issuer	Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti
Year	1946-1950
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	At left, an intaglio vignette portrays a woman harvesting coffee with a basket at her side, executed in the classical engraved style characteristic of American Bank Note Company issues. The centre presents the numeral 5 within an ornate guilloche medallion, flanked by repeated denomination numerals, beneath an arched bank title BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI. CINQ GOURDES appears on a decorative panel below the central medallion, with signature lines for UN ADMINISTRATEUR and UN DIRECTEUR in the lower margin.
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Reverse description	The Haitian national coat of arms occupies the centre within an elaborate guilloche framework, flanked on both sides by large ornamental numeral 5 medallions set against a dense lathe-work underprint filling the entire field. BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI arches across the top, with CINQ GOURDES inscribed on a decorative panel at the base, and the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY appearing at the lower margin.
Reverse lettering	BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI CINQ GOURDES AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
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