Catalog
100 Pesos
| Issuer | República de Honduras |
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| Year | 1927 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Orange specimen note of the Billete Aduanero (customs duty note) series, printed in intaglio by the American Bank Note Company. At left, an oval vignette bears the national coat of arms of Honduras within an ornate frame; the upper centre carries the bold heading REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS above BILLETE ADUANERO, with a central text block detailing the customs redemption schedule by fiscal year under Decreto Legislativo No. 2 of 5 October 1927. Serial number reads Nº 000000, Serie A, Emisión de 1928, with three signature lines for Contador Mayor, Ministro de Hacienda, and Director General de Rentas, and a red SPECIMEN overprint across the centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS BILLETE ADUANERO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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Honduras issued 100-Peso notes through the República — rather than a central bank — because no such institution existed yet. The Banco Central de Honduras wasn't established until 1950, meaning the government itself was acting as direct issuer well into the twentieth century, an arrangement that gave individual series like this one an unusually direct political character.
The American Bank Note Company handled most of Central America's high-denomination printing during this period, often reusing engraved plate elements across regional clients. P#165B designates a signature variety within the 1927 series, indicating at least one earlier signing configuration exists — worth confirming against the specific signature block before cataloging.