1 image

Haitian gourde

The gourde (French: [??u??d]) or goud (Haitian Creole: [??ud]) is the currency of Haiti. Its ISO 4217 code is HTG and it is divided into 100 centimes (French) or santim (Creole). The word "gourde" is a French cognate for the Spanish term "gordo", from the "pesos gordos" (also known in English as "hard" pieces of eight, and in French as "piastres fortes espagnoles") in which colonial-era contracts within the Spanish sphere of influence were often denominated. First gourde, 1813???1870 The first gourde was introduced in 1813 and replaced the livre at a rate of G 1 = 8 livres and 5 sous. Coins The first issues of coins were silver pieces of 6, 12, and 25 centimes. The Haitian government attempted to...

e: 2000000000000030935

wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:48:58

Strings (13)

URIs (1)