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1 Gourde
| Issuer | Banque Nationale d'Haïti |
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| Year | 1892 |
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| Size | 183 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio engraved portrait vignette of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, first Emperor of Haiti, executed in fine line work. At right, the coat of arms of the Republic of Haiti, centred on a palm tree surmounted by a Phrygian cap and flanked by crossed halberds and rifles, with a drum, bugle, two anchors, two cannons with military accoutrements, cannonballs, and six flags arranged behind, a sailing ship visible to the lower left of the escutcheon. |
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| Reverse description | The centre of the reverse carries a large denomination numeral set within an elaborate guilloche underprint pattern. Surrounding text in French sets out the statutory warning against counterfeiting and the use of falsified notes, with the American Bank Note Company imprint at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | 1 REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE CETTE EMISSION, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIES SERONT PUNIS CONFORMEMENT A LA LOI. AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK. |
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