{"product_id":"haitian-heroes-3-coin-collection-sanite-belair","title":"Haitian Heroes 3-Coin Collection — Dessalines, Toussaint \u0026 Sanité Bélair","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHaitian Heroes 3-Coin Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHREE HEROES. ONE STORY. COMPLETE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaiti’s independence wasn’t won by one person. This collection brings together the strategist who built the army, the commander who finished the war, and the lieutenant who chose how she would die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE — Architect of Liberty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe former slave who turned an uprising into an army disciplined enough to beat European powers. He was arrested by French forces in 1802 and died in a French prison, months before the victory he made possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJEAN-JACQUES DESSALINES — Father of Liberty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn enslaved in 1758. Commanded the indigenous army to victory at Vertières on 18 November 1803, and stood at Gonaïves on 1 January 1804 to declare Haiti free — the first Black sovereign state in the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSANITÉ BÉLAIR — Lieutenant of Liberty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSergeant, then lieutenant in Toussaint’s army; her comrades called her the Tigress. Sentenced to beheading because she was a woman, she demanded a soldier’s death instead, refused a blindfold, and shouted \u003cem\u003e“Viv libèté! A ba esclavaj!”\u003c\/em\u003e — Long live freedom! Down with slavery!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo men who led the revolution, and a woman who fought inside it as a ranking officer and faced a firing squad on her own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisplayed on a desk or a shelf, three coins say something one coin can’t. And when someone picks one up and asks who that is, you have the whole story to give them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSave $10 on the complete collection — $65 for all three, versus $75 purchased separately.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct Highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Haitian Heroes challenge coins in one collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA $10 saving versus buying individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for collectors, gifts, display, and heritage celebrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommemorative challenge coins — not legal tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCoin Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiameter, thickness, weight, metal, finish, edge, reverse design, and packaging to be added.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handle by the edges and keep dry. Do not polish — the antiqued finish sits in the recessed detail, and polishing strips it out and flattens the design. A soft dry cloth is all it needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonor the Past. Carry the Legacy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eL³ — LIBERTY · LOVE · LEGACY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1804 Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46486081077318,"sku":"1804-COIN-SET-3-SB","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/3263\/3158\/files\/4376CA04-41E0-4F38-9177-38580FA009E5.jpg?v=1788276230","url":"https:\/\/1804coins.net\/products\/haitian-heroes-3-coin-collection-sanite-belair","provider":"1804Coins Heritage Tee Collection ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}