Catalog
4 Pesos Pattern
| Issuer | Casa Nacional de la Moneda, Tegucigalpa |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse lettering | MONEDA PROVISIONAL DEL ESTADO DE HONDURAS • (Translation: Provisional coin of the State of Honduras) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Honduras experimented with a 4 pesos denomination in 1862 while the country's monetary system remained in flux following decades of Central American political fragmentation. The Casa Nacional de la Moneda in Tegucigalpa operated under persistent resource constraints throughout this period, and pattern issues like this one were frequently struck in tiny numbers to test dies or proposed denominations that never advanced to regular production.
KM#Pn3a distinguishes this as a silver striking of the pattern, implying at least one parallel version exists in a different metal — consistent with how Tegucigalpa's mint evaluated potential coinage during this era of monetary experimentation.