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6 Centimes Western Republic
| Issuer | Haiti (1804-date) |
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| Year | 1813 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the Haitian coat of arms in low relief, featuring a central palm tree flanked by two cannon and cannonballs at the base, with trophies of arms arranged on either side. The composition reflects the republican and revolutionary symbolism adopted by early independent Haiti, executed in a primitive but distinctive engraving style consistent with the period of early national coinage. |
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| Mintage | 10 (1813) - AN10 |
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Haiti's Western Republic coinage of this period reflects the fractured political geography following independence — Alexandre Pétion governed the southern and western regions as the République de l'Ouest while Henri Christophe held the north, and the two issued separate coinages simultaneously. This 6 centimes belongs to Pétion's administration, which operated with considerably thinner resources than Christophe's more militarized northern state.
The .835 silver specification was not arbitrary; it echoed French monetary standards, a deliberate signal of legitimacy to European trading partners deeply skeptical of the new republic.