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50 Centavos Pattern Strike
| Issuer | Republic of Honduras |
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| Year | 1871 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a large, naturalistically rendered oak tree occupying the central field, its canopy flanked by two laurel branches curving upward from the base to form a wreath. A ring of thirteen five-pointed stars encircles the tree in the inner field. The denomination 50 C is incused on the trunk of the tree. The patriotic motto DIOS UNION LIBERTAD arcs across the upper periphery, while the date 15 DE SET 1821, commemorating Honduran independence, and the silver fineness 0.900 appear along the lower border. The design is framed by a reeded collar. |
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| Mintage | 1871 |
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Honduras issued no regular 50 centavos coinage in 1871 — this pattern exists in the context of an attempted monetary reorganization that largely stalled before reaching full production. Pattern strikes from Central American republics of this period were frequently produced in multiple metals to present options to government officials, which accounts for the parallel Pn16 entries under the same KM reference cluster.