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5 Gourdes Columbus Discovers America, Piedfort Obverse Trial
| Issuer | Haiti (1804-date) |
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| Year | 1967-1970 |
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| Weight | 21.40 g |
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| Obverse description | The upper field features the date 1492 prominently above three fully-rigged caravels sailing in formation across a stylized sea, each vessel individually identified by inscriptions in the field: NINA to the left, SANTA MARIA at center, and PINTA to the right. Below the ships, a detailed cartographic relief map of the island of Hispaniola occupies the lower field, with the legend HISPANIOLA inscribed along the bottom. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI runs along the periphery, flanked by a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | ND (1967-1970) - By Italcambio; Uniface |
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Piedfort trial strikes occupy an awkward category — neither circulation issue nor true pattern — and Haiti's Columbus commemorative series of the late 1960s produced several, most tied to Franklin Mint's aggressive courtship of developing-nation minting contracts during this period. The obverse-only striking on doubled planchet stock was standard practice for submission approval, allowing the issuing authority to assess relief and detail before authorizing the reverse pairing.
Haiti's commemorative program of this era was largely driven by the Duvalier government's interest in hard currency generation through collector sales abroad rather than domestic use.