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1 Peso Independence, Mule

Issuer Honduras
Year
Type Commemorative circulation coin
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Obverse description Central device features the Honduran coat of arms — a triangular landscape scene enclosed within an oval cartouche, flanked by a quiver of arrows and a cornucopia on either side, and surmounted by a mural crown. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 1871 positioned in the lower field beneath the shield. The design is rendered in moderate relief with a reeded border.
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Obverse lettering REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS 1871
(Translation: Republic of Honduras)
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KM#39 is a mule — two dies from different intended issues paired together, almost certainly the result of a mint error rather than a deliberate striking. Honduras contracted much of its early gold coinage production to foreign mints, and the administrative distance created the conditions for exactly this kind of pairing. Mules from this period and region rarely survive in any quantity, since official discovery typically meant melting.