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5 Centavos
| Issuer | Honduras |
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| Year | 1884-1902 |
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| Currency | Second Peso (decimalized, 1879-1931) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Honduran coat of arms featuring a triangular pyramid surmounted by a radiant eye, set within a circular beaded border. The coat of arms is flanked on both sides by a wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS runs around the perimeter between the inner beaded border and the toothed outer rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Honduras adopted the decimal peso system in 1871, but chronic political instability and repeated government turnover through the 1880s and 1890s made consistent coinage nearly impossible to sustain domestically. These small silver pieces were struck at the Tegucigalpa mint during a period when the country cycled through dozens of administrations, and mintage figures were rarely documented with any care. The 1871 monetary reform itself was partly modeled on the broader Central American effort toward regional currency standardization — an ambition that never fully materialized.