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5 Pesos
| Uitgever | República de Honduras |
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| Jaar | 1927 |
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| Valuta | Peso (1926-1931) |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is printed entirely in dark intaglio on white paper and is dominated by an elaborate symmetrical guilloche composition. A large central rosette medallion is surrounded by interlocking lathe-work lozenges and floral engine-turned ornaments radiating outward to the note's borders. 'REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS' appears in a curved guilloche panel at the top and 'BILLETE ADUANERO' in a matching panel at the bottom, with 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY' imprinted in small lettering at the lower centre. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS BILLETE ADUANERO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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| Opmerkingen |
Honduras's banking law of 1912 had established a framework for note issue by chartered private banks, but by the mid-1920s the government was moving to consolidate currency control. This 5 Pesos note was issued under transitional arrangements that would soon be swept aside when the Banco Central de Honduras was established in 1950 — a longer gap than most Central American republics tolerated between monetary reform intentions and actual execution.
ABNC printed extensively for Central American governments throughout this period, and the Honduras series shows the firm's characteristic intaglio quality. The 1927 dating places it firmly in the United Fruit era, when dollar-denominated contracts and foreign enclave economies made the domestic currency almost secondary in commercial life along the north coast.