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50 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1991-1999 |
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| Currency | Third gourde (1872-date) |
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| Obverse description | A portrait vignette of Louis Étienne Félicité Lysius Salomon, 13th President of Haiti (1879–1888), occupies the central field, set against a finely engraved guilloche underprint with ornamental borders. The issuer title and denomination numerals appear within the surrounding typeset lettering. The overall design is executed in the intaglio tradition characteristic of Giesecke & Devrient production. |
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| Reverse description | The central medallion carries the Haitian National Coat of Arms — a royal palm surmounted by a Phrygian liberty cap, flanked by cannons and cannonballs on a green ground, with the national motto 'L'Union Fait La Force' — enclosed within an elaborate guilloche framework. The bank title 'BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI' arches across the upper register, with the denomination 'CINQUANTE GOURDES' in bold serif lettering below, and the numeral '50' repeated in each corner against a finely engraved geometric underprint. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI CINQUANTE GOURDES CE BILLET EST ÉMIS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 226 DE LA CONSTITUTION DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI 50 |
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