Catalog
15 Pesos
| Issuer | Estado de Honduras |
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| Year | 1848 |
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| Value | 15 Pesos |
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| Reverse description | Plain unprinted verso bearing several manuscript and rubber-stamp endorsements applied during circulation and redemption. Two rectangular box stamps reading CALDERAS / de Omoa appear at upper left and lower centre, a third stamp of similar type is partially legible at top. A handwritten presentation notation with date and names occupies the central area, and the word Amortizada (cancelled/redeemed) is inscribed in manuscript below, alongside a second black embossed seal. |
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| Protection type | Embossed seal |
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| Comments |
Honduras declared independence from the Central American Federation in 1838, and the Estado de Honduras issues of the 1840s reflect a young republic still without a central bank — notes like this were essentially government obligations backed by little more than political will. The 15 Peso denomination is an odd one, suggesting it may have been tailored to a specific debt obligation or tax instrument rather than general commerce.
The embossed seal was the primary anti-counterfeiting measure available to governments in this period operating without access to sophisticated security printing houses. Given the region's limited printing infrastructure in 1848, the note was almost certainly produced locally.