LEMPIRA: COIN OF REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS
1 lempira, 1932: Republic of Honduras
During 1931-1937, a single coin (as of 2021) was issued for real money circulation with a denomination expressed in lempiras. This was exactly the silver coin in 1 lempira presented here.
UN LEMPIRA - 0.900: 1 lempira, the coin issued of a 900th fineness silver.
Portrait of a Lempira — a war chieftain of the Lencas of western Honduras in Central America during the 16th century, when he led resistance to the Spanish conquest. He is regarded by the people as a warrior hero.
REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS: REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS.
Coat of arms of Honduras: basic elements — a volcano between two castles, over them a rainbow, and below it, behind the volcano, raises a sun spreading light.
Inscription: REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS - LIBRE, SOBERANA, INDEPENDIENTE (FREE, SOVEREIGN, INDEPENDENT) - 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821.
Mintage: 1.000.000.
Philadelphia Mint (USA).
- Silver (0.900): 31 mm - 12.5 g
- Reference price: 30$
COIN LEMPIRA — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS (1931-...): lempira = 100 centavo
The lempira coin was named after the national hero — chieftain Lempira, a ruler of the Lenca people (the largest indigenous group in Honduras), who was leading the local resistance against the Spanish conquistador forces in the 16th century.
