Haiti 1958 5 centimes

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is from a type struck for Haiti in 1958 and 1970. It is accompanied by a similar five and twenty centimes coins, also common. The portrait is of the much-reviled François "Papa Doc" Duvalier, "President for Life" of Haiti. He had many critics, who all took care to stay out of the reach of his secret police.

Recorded mintage: 15,000,000.

Specification: copper-nickel, 20 mm diameter, designed by Gilroy Roberts.

Catalog reference: KM 62.

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.

Link to:

• 1953 5 centimes
• 1958 10 centimes
• 1972 20 centimes F.A.O.
• 1972 50 centimes F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1958
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