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1/2 Real
| Issuer | Honduras |
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| Year | 1869-1871 |
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| Currency | First Peso (1862-1869) |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 1/2 REAL is inscribed in two lines at the centre of the field, with the four-digit date 1871 immediately below, all enclosed within a symmetrical open laurel wreath tied at the base with a decorative ribbon bow. The mint initial A appears in the lower exergue below the wreath. A beaded border runs along the inner rim of the coin. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
Honduras adopted a nickel brass alloy for this issue at a moment when Central American republics were actively experimenting with base-metal coinage to offset chronic silver shortages. The choice was practical: silver extraction from Honduran mines had declined sharply by mid-century, and maintaining a fiduciary fractional currency in a non-precious alloy relieved pressure on bullion reserves. KM#32 is among the earliest Honduran issues struck in this composition, and the short production window — just three years — reflects the broader monetary instability of the period rather than any planned phase-out.