Live auction - fwo_716964 - HAITI Essai en cuivre 1 Centime 1889

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Estimate :	220 €
Price :	110 €
Maximum bid :	125 €
End of the sale :	11 February 2025 17:39:03
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Essai en cuivre 1 Centime

Date: 1889

Quantity minted : -

Metal : copper

Diameter : 25 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Edge : lisse

Catalogue references :

KM.19/Pn85

Obverse

Obverse legend : REPUBLIQUE D’HAITI.

Obverse description : Emblème de la République.

Reverse

Reverse legend : GAL LEGITIME PRESIDENT * 1889 *.

Reverse description : 1 / CENTIME.

Commentary

François Denys Légitime (184-1935) est un général Haitien. Le 16 octobre 1888, il est nommé chef du pouvoir exécutif, puis président de la République par intérim le 16 décembre 1888. Il est renversé le 22 août 1889 et s'exile avec sa famille.
Le type monétaire présenté n’a jamais été adopté..
François Denys Légitime (1844-1935) was a Haitian general. On October 16, 1888, he was appointed head of the executive branch, then interim president of the Republic on December 16, 1888. He was overthrown on August 22, 1889, and went into exile with his family. The monetary type presented was never adopted.