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| Issuer | Honduras |
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| Year | 1881 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Honduras contracted the Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke and later relied on foreign mints — including Philadelphia and Birmingham — for much of its 19th-century coinage, as domestic striking capacity remained limited. The 1881 pattern issues were part of a broader effort to standardize the national coinage following years of inconsistent output, with multiple proposed designs submitted for official approval before regular production types were confirmed.
Fewer than a handful of specimens from this pattern series are documented in major collections.