Honduras 1974 centavo

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 1974-98, replaced the bronze type of 1954-57. All the dates are listed as common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.35 g, copper plated steel, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 77a.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1972 5 centavos
• 1974 2 centavos
• 1976 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1974
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