Gourde (HTG)
The Gourde is issued by the Bank of the Republic of Haiti.
- Alphabetic code
- HTG
- Numeric code
- 332
- Symbol
- G
- Minor units
- 2
- Example
- HTG 1,234.50
- Used in
- Haiti
History
- 1813 Haiti issues its first paper money, valued at 300,000 gourdes.
- 1919 Under a convention signed on 12 April, the Banque Nationale de la République d’Haïti is bound to maintain a fixed rate of five gourdes to one US dollar.
- 1979 The Bank of the Republic of Haiti is created as the central bank when the Banque Nationale de la République d’Haïti is replaced by two institutions.