Haiti Money

here is a Haiti 1881 20 Centimes Almost Xf Silver Scarce Date

Photo: Haiti Ebay Auction

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Here is what Haitian money looks like. what you are looking at is a Haitian coin.

5 Gourdes Haiti Coins

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Here is what Haitian money looks like. what you are looking at is a Haitian coin.

50 Centimes 50 Kob Haiti Coins

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Here is what Haitian money looks like. what you are looking at is a Haitian coin.

20 Centimes 20 Kob Haiti Coins

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Here is what Haitian money looks like. what you are looking at is a Haitian coin.

10 Centimes 10 Kob Haiti Coins

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Here is what Haitian money looks like. what you are looking at is a Haitian coin.

1 Gourde Haiti Coins

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Here is what Haitian money looks like. what you are looking at is a Haitian coin.

5 Centimes 5 Kob Haiti Coins

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Here is a photo of Five Gourdes haiti Banknote

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The gourde (French), goud (Kreyol) is the currency of Haiti.

Its ISO code is HTG and it is divided into 100 centimes (French) or santim (Creole) but in everyday Haitian creole, the gourde is really divided into "5 kob" increments... 5 kob, 10 kob. etc...

Many years ago 5 gourdes was equivalent to 1 U.S. dollar... Nor anymore...

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Here is a photo of an old 1975 Haitian coin, 50 centimes or Senkant Kob in Creole, this is half or 1 gourde. Back in those days, One US dollar was worth 5 Gourdes.

Once upon a time, this was equivalent to a dime in the United States. Nowadays, no such coin exists in Haiti, the smallest coin in circulation is the 5 gourdes. You may find one gourde but you can't buy anything with it, not even a candy, something that sekant kob could buy 10 of back in the days.

On the coin is written: Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite... Augmentons La Production Alimentaire (Freedom, Equality, Fraternity ... Let's increase Food Production)

Haitian Creole: Nan tan lontan, ti nèg te ka achte 10 bonbon lanmidon ak lajan sa a. oswa w te ka fè chwa 10 tito, 2 bout kann anana, 10 dous lèt, yon citronade, 5 biswit a manba, 10 wayal (kasav ak manba) osinon yon boutey kola. Konye a yon grenn mant vann 10 goud.

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