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| Issuer | Empire of Haiti |
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| Year | 1850 |
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| Currency | First gourde (1813-1870) |
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| Obverse lettering | EMPIRE D'HAITI UN CENTIME 1850 (Translation: Empire of Haiti 1 Centime) |
| Reverse description | Central field depicts a fasces — a bound bundle of rods surmounted by an axe — standing upright as a symbol of authority and republican unity. The denomination 1 C appears flanking the fasces to the left and right. The circular legend LIBERTE INDEPENDANCE runs along the upper beaded border, while AN 47 appears along the lower border, denoting the Haitian republican year 47. The overall composition reflects the classical republican iconographic tradition. |
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| Reverse lettering | LIBERTE INDEPENDANCE 1 C AN 47 (Translation: Liberty Independence Year 47) |
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