Honduras

State of Honduras (1838-1862), Republic of Honduras (1862-1896, 1898-1921, 1922-present)

Country in Central America

Location: Central America

Capital City: Tegucigalpa (Comayagua served as an alternate capital until 1880)

Government type: Republic

Main languages: Spanish

Main religions: Catholic Christianity, Protestant Christianity

Chronology

1838: Honduras independent from the Central American Federation

1896-1898: part of a short-lived Central American reunification attempt

1911-1919: US protectorate

1921-1922: part of a short-lived Central American reunification attempt

Currency

Real (1838-1861)

First Peso (1862-1869)

1 Peso = 8 Reales

Second Peso (1879-1931)

1 Peso = 100 Centavos

Lempira (1931-present)

1 Lempira = 100 Centavos

Coins from Honduras in the collection

•4 Real, 1854 (copper-lead, KM#20e)

•1/4 Real, 1869 (nickel brass, Paris mint, KM#31)

•25 Centavo, 1886 (silver (.900), Tegucigalpa mint, KM#50)

•1 Centavo, 1957 (bronze, Philadelphia mint, KM#77.2)

•10 Centavo, 1956 (cupronickel, Philadelphia mint, KM#76)

•10 Centavo, 1998 (brass, Vereinigte Deutsche Nickel-Werke (Düsseldorf), KM#76.2a)

•20 Centavo, 1952 (silver (.900), Philadelphia mint, KM#73)

•20 Centavo, 1973 (cupronickel, Ottawa mint, KM#81)

•20 Centavo, 1993 (nickel-plated steel, Vereinigte Deutsche Nickel-Werke (Düsseldorf), KM#83a)

•20 Centavo, 1996 (nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#83a)

•50 Centavo, 1991 (nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#84a)

Banknotes from Honduras in the collection

•1 Lempira, 2022 (P#96)

•2 Lempira, 2008 (P#80)