Honduran Lempira (HNL) Profile

Honduran lempira users

The Honduran lempira is the currency of Honduras, a republic country in Central America, officially the Republic of Honduras. Honduras declared independence from Spain in 1821 and then came under the rule of the Mexican Empire from 1821 to 1823. In the year 1823, Honduras became part of a short-lived sovereign state named the Federal Republic of Central America (existed from 1823 to 1840), which consisted of the present-day nations of Guatemala, El 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 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

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

Honduran lempira and the currency of peso

Peso was originally the name of the 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.