" HAITI LA CITADELLE "; art medal, in bronze, issued by the Paris mint atelier, after Paryski in 1981 for the Unesco, restrike ca. 1990s in very fine condition as scanned, rim nicks, edge marked with horn (Paris mint).Obv. the citadelle Rev. armoiries; inscriptions : LES ARMOIRIES DU ROI Henry CHRISTOPHE 1767-1820 ° BATISSEUR DE LA CITADELLE.

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Ch Henri Christophe (often Henry Christophe) (6 October 1767 – 8 October 1820) was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution, winning independence from France in 1804. On 17 February 1807, after the creation of a separate nation in the north, Christophe was elected President of the State of Haiti. On 26 March 1811, he was proclaimed Henri I, King of Haïti. He is also known for constructing the Citadelle Laferrière. The Citadelle Laferrière or, Citadelle Henry Christophe, or simply the Citadelle (in English, spelled Citadel), is a large mountaintop fortress located in northern Haiti, approximately 17 miles (27 km) south of the city of Cap-Haïtien and five miles (8 km) uphill from the town of Milot. It is the largest fortress in the Americas and was designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site in 1982—along with the nearby Sans-Souci Palace. The mountaintop fortress has itself become an icon of Haiti. The Citadel was built by Henri Christophe, a key leader during the Haitian slave rebellion, after Haiti gained independence from France at the beginning of the 19th century.