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500 Gourdes
| Issuer | Banque de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1980-1982 |
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| Currency | Third gourde (1872-date) |
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| Obverse description | Centre vignette presents a facing portrait of President Dr. François Duvalier within an ornate intaglio frame flanked by guilloche panels bearing the numeral '500' at left and right. The bank title 'BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI' runs along the top in letterpress, with 'CINQ CENTS GOURDES' in bold serif lettering below the portrait. Three manuscript signatures appear along the lower margin above the printer's imprint of the American Bank Note Company. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in deep rose-red on a pale ground, with a central oval vignette of the Haitian National Coat of Arms — a palm tree flanked by cannons, cannonballs, and flags above a ribbon bearing the national motto — set within an elaborate symmetrical guilloche border. Large numeral '500' counters appear at left and right, each accompanied by the letter 'G', while 'BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D'HAÏTI' is inscribed at the top and 'CINQ CENTS GOURDES' in bold type at the foot. The printer's imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY' appears at the bottom margin. |
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| Protection description | President Dr. François Duvalier's portrait, visible when held to light |
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