The currency of Haiti is the Haitian gourde. 1 gourde is equal to 100 centimes. 38 gourdes equal 1 US dollar. Haitian coins, despite their primitiveness, still have a rather interesting design. Thus, on the obverse of coins denominations up to 50 centimes inclusive, there is a portrait of the country’s national hero during the American invasion of 1915 - Charlemagne Peralta. On the obverse of the 1 gourde coin there is a drawing of the Laferriere fortress, and on the 5 gourde there are portraits of four leaders of the Haitian state in different periods of history: General Toussaint Louverture, Henri Christophe, Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Alexandre Pétion. The name of the state is minted in the upper part of the obverse of the coin, and the series of coins is minted in the lower part. The reverse of Haitian coins of all denominations bears the country's national emblem, the digital denomination of the coin, and the country's national motto. Coins of denominations up to and including 50 centimes have a regular round radial shape and are made of nickel-plated steel, while coins of 1 and 5 gourdes are made in the shape of a regular heptagon and are made of bronze-plated steel. All Haitian coins are minted at the Franklin Mint, U.S.A. Minor tourists arriving in Haiti can exchange their currency for local currency only in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, and even then only at government exchange offices affiliated with the Bank of the Republic of Haiti. Changing money from private money changers is categorically not recommended due to the high probability of fraud. It is worth noting that, due to the crisis, the American currency also circulates in parallel in the country. By decision of the Haitian government, the US dollar is officially recognized as the second currency, which has national status. There are coins in circulation in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50 centimes, 1 and 5 gourdes.
