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5 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1984-1985 |
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| Value | 5 Gourdes |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI CINQ GOURDES L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE CE BILLET, ÉMIS PAR LA BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI, EN VERTU DE L'ARTICLE 174 DE LA CONSTITUTION ET CONFORMÉMENT À LA LOI DU 17 AOÛT 1979 (ARTICLE 2 - PARAGRAPHE 9), EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR EN MONNAIE LÉGALE DES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES POUR UN DOLLAR. (Translation: BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI FIVE GOURDES UNION MAKES STRENGTH THIS BANKNOTE, ISSUED BY THE BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI, BY VIRTUE OF ARTICLE 174 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF 17 AUGUST 1979 (ARTICLE 2 - PARAGRAPH 9), IS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER IN LEGAL CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT THE RATE OF FIVE GOURDES FOR ONE DOLLAR.) |
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Haiti's gourde was pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate of 5 to 1 from 1919 until 1989 — a parity maintained so rigidly that the two currencies circulated interchangeably in daily commerce for decades. That peg gave this denomination an almost exact functional equivalence to one US dollar, which shaped how it was perceived, used, and worn out in circulation.
Giesecke & Devrient's Munich plant printed the P#241 series through the mid-1980s, during the final years of Jean-Claude Duvalier's government before his February 1986 exile. Notes from this window frequently show heavy wear — the 5 gourde denomination was among the most actively circulated in the country's cash economy.