Haiti 1953 5 centimes

from that Acanthite Collection

This type was struck one year only, at the Philadelphia Mint. The portrait is of the much-reviled Paul Eugene Magloire (1907-2001), "President for Life" of Haiti for 1950-56. He had many critics, who all took care to stay out of the reach of his secret police.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000.

Specification: copper-nickel-zinc.

Catalog reference: KM#59.

Source:

• Arroyo, Carmen, Coins of Haiti, 1803-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.

Links to:

• 1908 50 centimes
• 1958 5 centimes
• 1958 10 centimes
• Coins and currency dated 1953
• return to coins of Haiti