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1 Centavo Light Type
| Issuer | Honduras |
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| Year | 1954-1957 |
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| Currency | Lempira (1931-date) |
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| Reverse description | The denomination is displayed in three lines across the central field, reading UN above the numeral 1, followed by CENTAVO and DE LEMPIRA below, all in bold upright lettering. The central legend is encircled by a wreath of laurel branches tied at the base with a bow, with individual leaflets and berries rendered in fine detail. A beaded inner border separates the wreath from the milled outer rim, framing the composition neatly. The overall design is clean and unadorned, with the denomination as the sole decorative focus. |
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| Reverse lettering | UN 1 CENTAVO DE LEMPIRA (Translation: One 1 Centavo of a Lempira) |
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The "Light Type" designation distinguishes this issue from the heavier centavo it replaced — a deliberate reduction driven by postwar copper costs rather than any change in monetary policy. Honduras contracted these strikes to foreign mints during a period when the Banco Central, established only in 1950, was still consolidating its control over domestic coinage production.