Issued by the Banque de la République d’Haïti in 1989, this 5 Gourdes banknote belongs to the series that highlights Haiti’s revolutionary leaders and national symbols.

The obverse features a portrait of Henri Christophe, one of the prominent figures of the Haitian Revolution and later King of Haiti, surrounded by ornamental guilloche patterns and denomination numerals.

The reverse depicts the Citadelle Laferrière, the famous mountaintop fortress built under Christophe’s reign, symbolizing Haitian independence and resilience.

Issuer: Banque de la République d’Haïti

Denomination: 5 Gourdes

Year: 1989

Dimensions: Approx. 140 × 65 mm

Material: Paper

Security features: Watermark, security thread, guilloche patterns, microtext

Obverse

Monument of Combat de Vertiéres, Denomination below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANQUE DE LA
RÉPUBLIQUE D’HAÏTI

5G CINQ GOURDES
ANNÉE
1989

CE BILLET, ÉMIS CONFORMÉMENT À LA CONSTITUTION DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D’HAÏTI,
EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR EN MONNAIE LÉGAL DE ÉTATS-UNIS D’AMERIQUE AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES POUR UN DOLLAR.

Translation: Bank of the Republic of Haiti, Five Gourdes, This banknote, issued in accordance with the constitution of the Republic of Haiti, is payable to the bearer in legal currency of the United States of America at the rate of Five Gourdes to One Dollar.

Reverse

National Goat of Arms, Denomination below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANQUE DE LA
RÉPUBLIQUE D’HAÏTI

CINQ GOURDES 5G

CE BILLET EST PAYABLE AU PORTEUR AU TAUX DE CINQ GOURDES POUR UN DOLLAR
EN MONNAIE LÉGAL DES ÉTATS-UNIS D’AMERIQUE

Translation: Bank of the Republic of Haiti, Five Gourdes, This banknote is payable to the bearer at the rate of Five Gourdes to One Dollar in legal currency of the United States of America

Watermark

Palm tree.

Printer

United States Banknote Company, New York City, United States (1884-1989)

Features

Issuer	Haiti › Haiti (1804-date)
Issuing bank	Bank of the Republic of Haiti (Banque de la République d’Haïti)
Period	Third Republic (1986-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1989
Value	5 Gourdes
Currency	Third gourde (1872-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	162 × 70 mm