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5 Lempiras
| Issuer | Banco Central de Honduras |
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| Year | 1950-1951 |
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| Reference(s) | P#46 |
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| Reverse description | Dark blue-gray tint over a multicolor underprint, with the national coat of arms of Honduras at center, surrounded by intricate guilloche rosette patterns. The denomination appears in both numeral and word form, flanking the central vignette. The engraved geometric lacework provides the primary decorative structure across the reverse field. |
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| Variants | P#46a - 01.07.1950, 11.07.1950, 22.09.1950 & 22.12.1950 P#46b - 16.02.1951 |
| Comments |
The Banco Central de Honduras was only established in 1950, replacing the older Banco Nacional de Fomento as the country's sole note-issuing authority. This 5 Lempiras belongs to the very first series it issued — printed by the American Bank Note Company in New York, the dominant supplier for Central American government securities throughout the mid-twentieth century.
The 1950–1951 date span reflects two separate signing periods rather than a design change; the plates were identical across both years.