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Portrait of President Dr Francois Duvalier
"Papa Doc" (22.10.1957 to
21.4.1971)
/ Coat of Arms Signatures: Antonio ANDRE / Allan NOLTE / Jean-Claude SANON Printer - American Bank Note Company |
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| Circulating Note, Issued 1982 Single and Double Letter Prefix - 10 million pieces printed. Current Albert Pick Catalogue value US$3.00 | |||
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| First Prefix "V", aUNC | Prefix "W" | ||
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| Prefix "X" | Prefix "Z" | ||
| Dr. François Duvalier ("Papa Doc") was born on 14/04/1907 in Port-au-Prince to a family from Martinique. He married Simone Ovide in 1939, and became director general of the national health service in 1946. In 1949, he served as minister of both health and labor. In 1957, he won the Haitian general election and served as President and later President for life from 1964 until his death on 21/04/1971. His presidency marked by autocracy, corruption, and reliance on private armies to maintain power. Following his death, Dr Duvalier was succeeded by his son, Jean-Claude Duvalier ("Baby Doc"), then aged 19. | |||
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| Prefix "AA" | Prefix "AB" | ||
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| Prefix "AD" | Prefix "AE" | ||
| I am still missing prefixes 'Y' and 'AC'. If you have spare please contact me for a trade or alternatively provide me with a quote. Thanks. |  |
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| If note viewed under ultraviolet light Front: The value '1' over the capital letter 'G' (Gourde) become visible on both sides, and the words 'President Duvalier' appear on all four corners. Serial numbers also change to light green |
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