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60 Gourdes Alexandre Petion, Obverse Trial
| Issuer | Haiti (1804-date) |
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| Year | 1969-1970 |
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| Value | 60 Gourdes (60 HTG) |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Alexandre Pétion facing slightly left, occupying the central field, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including his military collar and epaulettes. The dates 1770 and 1818, denoting his birth and death years, appear flanking the portrait in the mid-field. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI arcs along the upper periphery, while the name ALEXANDRE PETION curves along the lower periphery in raised Latin lettering. The overall design is characteristic of the medallic portrait style employed by Italcambio for the Haitian commemorative series of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface trial piece with a completely smooth, blank reverse field, devoid of any design, legend, or device. The plain planchet surface retains its as-struck finish, consistent with its nature as an obverse-only trial striking intended solely to evaluate the obverse die. |
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This is an obverse trial piece for the 60 Gourdes series issued under François Duvalier, struck during a period when Haiti's mint relationships ran almost entirely through foreign contractors — the Franklin Mint in Pennsylvania handled production of the commemorative gourdes series in this period. Trial pieces like this one were submitted for approval before full production runs, making them documentation of a manufacturing process rather than circulating money.
Duvalier declared himself President-for-Life in 1964, and the commemorative coinage of the late 1960s was in part a revenue instrument, marketed to foreign collectors with little expectation of domestic circulation.