Honduras 1992 200 lempiras

Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 45389

This specimen was lot 45389 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $930. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HONDURAS. 200 Lempiras, 1992. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo." This NCLT was struck at a private mint in Canada to mark the bicentennial of Francisco Morazan's birth. It accompanied a similar 500 lempiras. Morazon is considered the founder of Honduras, as he resisted Guatemalan attempts to join all of Central America into one federation.

Recorded mintage: 1,500 proofs.

Specifications: 6.5 g, 0.999 fine gold, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-9; KM-86.

Sources:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1991 20 centavos
• 1991 50 centavos
• 1992 500 lempiras, bicentennial of the birth of Morazon
• 1994 20 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1992