Haitian pound

The pound was the currency of Haiti from 1697 to 1813. History

It was put into effect after the French colonization of the western part of the island of Hispaniola in 1697 and was the currency in force until 1813, nine years after the triumph of the Haitian Revolution. The Haitian pound had exchange parity with the French pound and was subdivided into 20 salaries (sous), and each salary consisted of 12 (deniers); the pound was worth 240 monies. A typical denomination of this Haitian coin was the escalin, that constituted of 15 salaries and it was equivalent to a Spanish colonial Real.

The pound was replaced by the gourde in 1813 at a rate of 1 gourde = 8 pounds with 5 paychecks. Currencies

Coins for exclusive use in the French colony of Haiti were issued between 1802 and 1809 and circulated alongside other currencies.

In 1802, the silver / silver ladder coin was issued, and then in 1807 two new silver coins were issued: pieces of 7 wages with 6 moneys (nominal expression of the half-scale) and pieces of 15 wages.

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