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)