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5 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Haitian National Coat of Arms — a palm tree flanked by cannons, cannonballs, and a drum, surmounted by the motto 'L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE' — enclosed in an arched intaglio frame. Large interlocked 'G5' monogram numerals in orange appear symmetrically to the left and right of the central vignette, surrounded by elaborate guilloche rosette patterns. The denomination 'CINQ GOURDES' is set in a decorative panel below the coat of arms, with a full French legal text block beneath. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI CINQ GOURDES 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 12 AVRIL, 1919, EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR EN MONNAIE LÉGALE DES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES POUR UN DOLLAR À PRÉSENTATION AU GUICHET DE LA BANQUE À PORT-AU-PRINCE ET SOUS DÉLAIS DE ROUTE À SES GUICHETS DE PROVINCE. L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Translation: National Bank of the Republic of Haiti, Five Gourdes. This note, issued by the National Bank of the Republic of Haiti, by virtue of its concession contract, and in accordance with the convention of April 12, 1919, is payable to the bearer in legal currency of the United States of America at the rate of Five Gourdes to One Dollar, on presentation at the Bank's counter in Port-au-Prince and within transit delays at its provincial counters. Union Makes Strength.) |
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Haiti's monetary system in the early 1970s was firmly under Duvalierist control, with the Banque Nationale serving as much as a fiscal instrument of the regime as a central bank. The American Bank Note Company had been the preferred printer for Haitian issues since the mid-twentieth century, a relationship that outlasted several constitutional convulsions without interruption.
A print run of just over twelve million is modest for a circulating low denomination, suggesting replacement of a specific worn series rather than a broad monetary expansion. Heavy circulation wear is the norm for surviving examples — the 5 Gourdes saw daily transactional use and paper attrition was high in Haiti's humid tropical conditions.