Honduras 1974 2 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In 1931, the government of Honduras reformed the currency. The peso was dropped and the lempira adopted, with the exchange rate fixed at US$1 = 2 lempiras. A new series of coins were issued, a silver lempira, fifty centavos, twenty centavos and copper-nickel five and ten centavos. Bronze one and two centavos were added later. The new coins marked the first new issues since the early 1920's; all were minted outside the country and the old mint in Tegucigalpa closed for good. This copper-plated steel type, issued 1974 only, replaced the bronze type of 1939-56.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 2.7 g, copper plated steel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 78a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1931 5 centavos
• 1937 lempira
• 1967 10 centavos
• 1967 50 centavos
• 1974 centavo
• 1976 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1974
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