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6¼ Centimes
| Issuer | Haiti (1804-date) |
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| Year | 1846 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the denomination legend SIX CENTIMES UN QUART and the Gregorian date 1846 arranged in three lines, all enclosed within a wreath of laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. A five-pointed star surmounts the wreath at the apex. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI runs along the periphery, flanked on either side by the wreath, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI SIX CENTIMES UN QUART 1846 (Translation: Republic of Haiti Six Centimes and a Quarter 1846) |
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Haiti's 1846 coinage was struck under President Philippe Guerrier's successor, Louis Pierrot, during a period of chronic fiscal instability following the 1825 indemnity agreement with France — the ruinous 150-million-franc debt Haiti accepted in exchange for diplomatic recognition. Copper fractional issues of this era circulated heavily in a cash-starved economy where hard money of any denomination was genuinely scarce.
KM#29 is frequently encountered with significant corrosion, a direct consequence of Haiti's humid coastal environment and the low-quality copper alloys sourced during this period.