Haitian Currency
Haitian Coins - 1895
One gourde note with face of Papa Doc (-1986)
One gourde note with face of Papa Doc (-1986) At the end of the Baby Doc Duvalier regime the one and two gourde note were over printed with a red circle and slash across it with the date of the end of the Duvalier regime—February 7, 1986—printed below in red. The overprint was placed over the image of Baby Doc on the 5 gourde note and his father the infamous Papa Doc, François Duvalier.
Subsequent notes were replaced with images of figures from the history of the Haitian Republic.
Two Gourdes
Two Gourdes (back)
Ten Gourdes
Fifty Gourdes
One Hundred Gourdes
Five Hundred Gourdes
Fifty Gourdes
One Hundred Gourdes
Two Hundred and Fifty Gourdes
The Haiti Revolution
Saint-Domingue, today Haiti, was once the wealthiest in the Caribbean. In 1789 about 528,000 African labor , with 30,000 European rulers. And in 1791 the 13-year-long Haitian Revolution began.
Haiti, by far, the country that has been worst punished and most hated for forcing Europe and America to put a punctuation in their concept of superiority. Not only did the Haitians defeated the European folk hero, Napoleon, they held America, British, France, and Spain, armies at bay for hundred years (100 years); with all their power and superiority, they could not break down the Haitian defense.
HAITIAN ARTS AND CRAFT
This beatiful piece of art was created by the Haitian Sculptor/Architech, Albert Mangones in 1968.
The Nègre Marron was commissioned by the François Duvalier Government to commemorate the slave revolt to the French.
The Nègre Marron is not only a landmark of Haiti, but it is also an iconic symbol of freedom to the Haitian People.
The Nègre Marron was commissioned by the François Duvalier Government to commemorate the slave revolt to the French.
The Nègre Marron is not only a landmark of Haiti, but it is also an iconic symbol of freedom to the Haitian People.
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