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1 Crown - Henri Christophe Essai
| Issuer | Haiti (1804-date) |
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| Year | 1813 |
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| Currency | First gourde (1813-1870) |
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| Obverse lettering | HENRY Ir PAR LA GRACE DE DIEU (Translation: Henry 1st, by the Grace of God) |
| Reverse description | Central crowned heraldic shield bearing a rising phoenix with spread wings amid a field scattered with crosses and a heart motif, the whole encircled by an ornamental wreath of floral and knotwork devices. A large royal crown surmounts the shield, composed of arched bands adorned with pearls and fleurs-de-lis. The circular legend surrounding the composition reads along the periphery, with a small six-pointed star ornament at the base, and the date and year of independence appear in the upper arc of the legend. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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