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| Issuer | Banco de Honduras |
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| Year | 1889 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE HONDURAS Pagará al portador EN MONEDA EFECTIVA, CIEN PESOS REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS TEGUCIGALPA, 1º DE OCTUBRE DE 1889. SPECIMEN (Translation: The Bank of Honduras Pay to Bearer in currency One Hundred Pesos Republic of Honduras Tegucigalpa, October 1st., 1889.) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in orange-red, the reverse is composed of dense, interlocking guilloche lacework forming four corner rosettes and an elaborate geometric border frame. At center, a large circular guilloche medallion carries the bank title in bold serif lettering, flanked on the left by the place name TEGUCIGALPA and on the right by the denomination CIEN PESOS, with the numeral 100 repeated in each quadrant. The printer's imprint appears at the foot of the design. |
| Reverse lettering | 100 BANCO DE HONDURAS TEGUCIGALPA CIEN PESOS AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK. (Translation: Bank of Honduras Tegucigalpa One Hundred Pesos) |
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