Honduras 1958 20 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 = two lempiras. A new series of coins were issued, a silver lempira, fifty centavos, twenty centavos (shown here) 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. The 1958 is the final date of the type.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .072 troy oz ASW, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 73.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.

Link to:

• 1934 lempira
• 1952 20 centavos
• 1956 5 centavos
• 1956 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1958
• return to coins of Honduras