Overview

A set of two uncirculated banknotes of the Banco Central de Honduras – 2 Lempiras and 1 Lempira, both dated 7 April 2022. The currency is named after Lempira, the indigenous leader who resisted the Spanish conquest and who is shown on the 1 Lempira. The backs show the volcano and port of Amapala and the Mayan ruins of Copán. Together the two notes carry a face value of 3 Lempiras.

Key Features & Details:

• Country: Honduras
• Issuer: Banco Central de Honduras
• Currency: Honduran Lempira (HNL)
• Set: 2 banknotes – 2 and 1 Lempira
• Condition: UNC (Uncirculated) – all notes
• Delivered: The exact notes shown in the photographs

The Notes (highest denomination first):

1. 2 Lempiras – 7 April 2022

• Front: A portrait of Marco Aurelio Soto, the reformer president (1876), beside the national coat of arms and the large figure 2, on a purple and olive note
• Back: Isla del Tigre and the port of Amapala beneath a volcano, on a purple note
• Serial Number: AU 5005999

2. 1 Lempira – 7 April 2022

• Front: A portrait of the indigenous leader Lempira in a headband beside the national coat of arms, on an orange and brown note
• Back: The Mayan ruins of Copán – the ball court and the hieroglyphic stairway – on a red note
• Serial Number: GT 8642099

Collector Value:

Small-denomination Honduran notes honouring the country’s indigenous hero and its Mayan heritage – a good pair for a Central American collection.

Please Note:

Sold only as one complete set of two notes – the notes are not sold individually. The notes in the photographs, with the serial numbers listed above, are the exact notes you will receive.