The currency of Haiti is the gourde. The gourde (HTG) is a currency used in Haiti. The country code is HTG. One gourde is divided into 100 centimes. The Central Bank of Haiti controls the currency. The country has suffered from devastating natural disasters in recent years, including the 2010 earthquake and Hurricane Matthew in 2016.The Gourde (sign: Gourdes; code: HTG) is the currency of Haiti. It is subdivided into 100 centimes. The word gourde is French for "gourd", which refers to the plantain (similar to a banana). The first Republic of Haiti issued coins between 1879 and 1920. In 1941, the occupying U.S. forces introduced a local currency, the Haitian gourde (sign: G), to replace the French franc, which had been circulating widely in the French West Indies.