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50 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1986-1988 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | Central medallion carries the Haitian National Coat of Arms — a palm tree surmounted by a Phrygian cap, flanked by cannons, cannonballs, and flags, with the motto 'L'Union Fait La Force' on a ribbon below — set within an elaborate guilloche border. The issuer's name 'BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI' arches above, with the denomination 'CINQUANTE GOURDES' in bold lettering beneath the central vignette. Large stylised numeral '50' vignettes appear to the left and right, with corner numerals repeated at all four angles. The imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY' appears at the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI CINQUANTE GOURDES L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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The American Bank Note Company had been printing Haitian currency almost continuously since the early twentieth century, a relationship that outlasted coups, dictatorships, and repeated monetary reforms. By the mid-1980s, Haiti under Jean-Claude Duvalier and then the chaotic interregnum following his February 1986 flight was hardly a stable client — yet ABNC continued fulfilling contracts through the transition.
Pick 249 spans that political rupture. Notes dated within the series may predate or postdate Duvalier's departure, with no typographic distinction between them. The watermark is the sole security feature — modest even by the standards of the period.