Catalog
20 Lempiras
| Issuer | Banco Central de Honduras |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Currency | Lempira (1931-date) |
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| Obverse description | At right, an intaglio portrait of José Dionisio de Herrera, first Head of State of Honduras, faces three-quarters left against a light guilloche underprint. The national arms of Honduras appear as a vignette at left, surrounded by fine-line engraving and ornamental borders. The large numeral "20" is printed in the centre, with the denomination legend "VEINTE LEMPIRAS" on a dark banner below. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an engraved view of the Casa Presidencial (Presidential Palace) in Tegucigalpa as it appeared between 1922 and 1992, rendered in fine intaglio line work against a multicolour guilloche underprint. The inscription "CASA PRESIDENCIAL 1922-1992" appears beneath the building. The denomination numeral "20" is printed in the upper left and lower right corners, with the legend "VEINTE LEMPIRAS" at lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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