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1/2 Real
| Issuer | Honduras |
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| Year | 1823-1824 |
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| In circulation to | 6 May 1825 |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the interlaced MO monogram of the Tegucigalpa mint, rendered in bold relief in the cob style. A small cross appears to the left of the monogram. The date is partially visible in the lower portion of the flan beneath the monogram. The irregular planchet, characteristic of hammered cob coinage, frames the design with a serrated edge. |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross divides the field into four quadrants, each containing alternating castles and lions in the traditional Castile-Leon heraldic arrangement, consistent with colonial Spanish-American cob coinage. The design is struck in high relief on an irregular flan, with the quadrants showing partial but clear heraldic devices. The overall composition follows the standard macuquina (cob) typology inherited from the Spanish colonial minting tradition. |
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Honduras declared independence from the Mexican Empire in mid-1823, and these fractional silver pieces were among the first coins struck under the new Central American Federation authority. Production was limited and the political situation precarious — the federation itself would collapse within two decades, making early-issue survivors from this transitional window genuinely scarce.