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500 Gourdes Bicentenary of the United States
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de la République d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The central field bears the Haitian coat of arms in high relief, depicting a royal palm tree flanked by symmetrically arranged trophies of war including two cannons on wheeled carriages, rifles, flags, and a drum, all set upon a grassy ground. A ribbon scroll below the arms carries the national motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE. The Haitian republican motto LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE arcs along the upper rim within a beaded border. The denomination 500 GOURDES and the date 1974 are inscribed in bold characters in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Haiti's 1974 gold commemorative series marking the American Bicentennial was issued two years ahead of the actual 1976 anniversary — a scheduling choice driven by the commercial commemorative coin market of the early 1970s, when Franklin Mint and government mints alike competed to capture collector spending before the event itself arrived. The Duvalier government used such issues primarily as foreign exchange earners rather than domestic currency, and these pieces almost never circulated within Haiti.
KM#116 is part of a multi-denomination gold set from the same issue.