Definition

• A French colonial term, and equivalent to the Spanish gordo, i.e., thick. Zay (pp. 203-205) describes jetons ranging from one quarter Gourde to sixteen Gourdes struck in 1825 for Guadeloupe.

  The silver coin of this name is now the standard of value in Haiti, and is divided into one hundred Centimes. See Piastre Gourda. The piece of twenty-five Centimes is known as the Gourdin.

Quelle

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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