Honduras 1999 50 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. In the 1970's, one, two, five and ten centavos coins were issued in bronze and bronze clad steel, with higher denominations in copper-nickel and nickel-plated steel. The fifty centavos shown features a Lempira warrior reverse, and was issued 1995-99.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5 g, nickel-plated steel, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 84a.2.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1991 20 centavos
• 1991 50 centavos
• 1995 10 centavos
• 2000 gold lempira, 50th anniversary of the Central Bank
• Coins and currency dated 1999
• return to coins of Honduras