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Honduran lempira users

The Honduran is the currency of Honduras which is a republic country in Central America, officially the Republic of Honduras.  Honduras declared independence from Spain in 1821 and then under the Mexican Empire from 1821-1823. In the year of 1823, Honduras became a part of a short-lived sovereign state named Federal Republic of Central America (existed from 1823 to 1840) which consisted of the present-day nations of Guatemala, EI Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Mexico. After 1838, Honduras became an independent republic country.

Honduran lempira history

The Honduran lempira was introduced in 1931 replacing the peso at par. The peso was used in Honduras between 1862 and 1931, initially was worth and subdivided into 8 reals and later in 1871 it was decimalized and subdivided into 100 centavos.

The United States dollars are widely accepted on the Bay Islands and some major tourist centers of Honduras mainland.

Honduran lempira coins and banknotes

Honduran lempira is subdivided into 100 centavos.   Currently in circulation coins are in denomination of 10, 20, 50 centavos and banknotes are in denomination of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 lempira

Honduran lempira and the currency of peso

Peso was originally the name of Spanish dollar (also known as the piece of eight or the eight-real coin) which was issued by Spain and minted in the Spanish Empire. Hence, Peso was used or still being used by many nations which were the former Spanish colonies.