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8 Pesos Provisional Coinage
| Issuer | Casa Nacional de la Moneda, Tegucigalpa |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Diameter | 39 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | MONEDA PROVISIONAL DEL ESTADO DE HONDURAS • (Translation: Provisional coin of the State of Honduras) |
| Reverse description | Central motif depicts a fruiting tree in full canopy standing in the field, flanked on either side by the denomination expressed as '8 Pˢ.' The outer circular legend carries the national motto LIBRE CREZCA FECUNDO, with the date 1862 and mint initials 'T' and 'A' disposed around the lower arc, all separated by small dots. The design is contained within a beaded border with a reeded outer edge. The overall composition is characteristic of the Central American provisional coinage style of the mid-nineteenth century. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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