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25 gourdes banknote overprinted after the fall of the Duvailer regime
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25 gourdes banknote overprinted after the fall of the Duvailer regime

The gourde is the currency of Haiti. Its ISO 4217 code is HTG, and it is divided into 100 centimes. Download high resolution version (900x394, 88 KB)Haitian Gourde Overprint 7 Feb 1986,900X384, fair use, smaller version: Image:HTIP218aSigS7fev86-small. ... Download high resolution version (900x394, 88 KB)Haitian Gourde Overprint 7 Feb 1986,900X384, fair use, smaller version: Image:HTIP218aSigS7fev86-small. ... An overprint is the addition of text (and sometimes graphics) to the face of a postage stamp after it has been printed. ... ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ...


At one time it was pegged to the US dollar at a value of 5 gourdes to the US dollar (starting in 1912); this is no longer the case and the currency now floats. Because of the old link, however, five gourdes is often referred to as a "Haitian dollar". Likewise, 5 centimes becomes a "Haitian penny". Indeed, in many places, prices are given not in gourdes, but rather in "Haitian dollars", which must be multiplied by five to convert to gourdes. As of April 2005, there were 38.150 gourdes to the US dollar. or 49.988 to the euro. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • Tsunami relief • Cedar Revolution in Lebanon • Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan • German Visa Affair 2005 • Expo 2005 in Nagoya, Japan • Terri Schiavo controversy • Pope John Paul II... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ...


Coins in circulation include 1¢ euro coin A coin is generally a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is used as a form of money. ...

  • 5 centimes ("1 Haitian cent")
  • 10 centimes ("2 Haitian cents")
  • 20 centimes ("4 Haitian cents")
  • 50 centimes ("10 Haitian cents")
  • 1 gourde ("20 Haitian cents")
  • 5 gourdes ("1 Haitian dollar")

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Banknotes in circulation are A £20 Ulster Bank banknote. ...

  • 1 gourde ("20 Haitian cents")
  • 2 gourdes ("40 Haitian cents")
  • 5 gourdes ("1 Hatian dollar")
  • 10 gourdes ("2 Haitian dollars")
  • 25 gourdes ("5 Haitian dollars")
  • 50 gourdes ("10 Haitian dollars")
  • 100 gourdes ("20 Haitian dollars")
  • 250 gourdes ("50 Haitian dollars")
  • 500 gourdes ("100 Haitian dollars")
  • 1000 gourdes ("200 Haitian dollars") – planned, not yet in circulation

The 1-, 2-, and 5-gourde bills are no longer produced, and may not be in circulation.


Current HTG exchange rates

AUD | CAD | EUR | GBP | INR | NZD | USD


External link

  • Facsimiles of Haitian banknotes


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North  Bermuda dollar | Canadian dollar | Danish krone (Greenland) | Euro (Saint-Pierre et Miquelon) | Mexican peso | US dollar
Central  Belize dollar | Costa Rican colón | Salvadoran colón | Guatemalan quetzal | Honduran lempira | Nicaraguan córdoba | Panamanian balboa
Caribbean  Aruban florin | Bahamian dollar | Barbadian dollar | Cayman dollar | Cuban peso | Dominican peso | East Caribbean dollar | Euro (Guadeloupe, Martinique) | Haitian gourde | Jamaican dollar | Netherlands Antilles florin | Trinidad and Tobago dollar
South  Argentine peso | Bolivian boliviano | Brazilian real | Chilean peso | Colombian peso | Euro (French Guiana) | Falkland pound | Guyanese dollar | Paraguayan guaraní | Peruvian nuevo sol | Suriname dollar | Uruguayan peso | Venezuelan bolívar

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