The lempira was named after the 16th-century caciqueLempira, a ruler of the indigenousLenca people, who is renowned in Honduran folklore for leading the local native resistance against the Spanishconquistador forces. He is a national hero and is honored on both the 1 lempira note and the 20 and 50 centavos coins.
Historyedit
The lempira was introduced in 1931, replacing the peso at par. In the late 1980s, the exchange rate was two lempiras to the United States dollar (the 20-centavos coin is called a daime as it was worth the same as a U.S. dime). As of April 4, 2022, the lempira was quoted at 24.40 HNL to US$1.[3]
Coinsedit
5 centavos coin minted in 1989
In 1931, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 20 & 50 centavos, and 1 lempira. One, 2 and 10 centavos coins were added in 1935, 1939 and 1932, respectively. The silver 1 lempira coins ceased production in 1937, with the other silver coins (20 & 50 centavos) replaced by cupro-nickel in 1967. The 1 and 2 centavos coins were last minted in 1998 and 1974, respectively.
The Bank of Honduras and the Banco Atlantida issued the first lempira banknotes in 1932. They were in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 lempiras. The Central Bank of Honduras took over production of paper money in 1950, introducing 50 and 100 lempiras notes in 1950, followed by the 500-lempiras note in 1995.
In January, 2010, a new 20-lempira note was introduced to market made by a polymer base, 60 million notes were issued.[6]
In celebration of the Bicentennial anniversary of Honduras's independence, a new 200 lempira bill was issued.[7] It features 2 scarlet macaws, the national bird of Honduras.[8]
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The lempira l ɛ m ˈ p ɪr e sign L ISO 4217 code HNL Spanish pronunciation lemˈpiɾa is the currency of Honduras It is subdivided into 100 centavos 2 Honduran lempiralempira hondureno Spanish ISO 4217CodeHNL numeric 340 Subunit0 01UnitSymbolL DenominationsBanknotesL1 L2 L5 L10 L20 L50 L100 L200 L500Coins5 10 20 50 centavosDemographicsUser s HondurasIssuanceCentral bankCentral Bank of Honduras Websitewww wbr bch wbr hnPrinterPolish Security Printing Works pl 1 WebsitePolska Wytwornia Papierow WartosciowychValuationInflation7 7 SourceCentral Bank of Honduras June 2011 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Coins 4 Banknotes 5 Exchange rates 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEtymology editThe lempira was named after the 16th century cacique Lempira a ruler of the indigenous Lenca people who is renowned in Honduran folklore for leading the local native resistance against the Spanish conquistador forces He is a national hero and is honored on both the 1 lempira note and the 20 and 50 centavos coins History editThe lempira was introduced in 1931 replacing the peso at par In the late 1980s the exchange rate was two lempiras to the United States dollar the 20 centavos coin is called a daime as it was worth the same as a U S dime As of April 4 2022 the lempira was quoted at 24 40 HNL to US 1 3 Coins edit nbsp 5 centavos coin minted in 1989In 1931 coins were introduced in denominations of 5 20 amp 50 centavos and 1 lempira One 2 and 10 centavos coins were added in 1935 1939 and 1932 respectively The silver 1 lempira coins ceased production in 1937 with the other silver coins 20 amp 50 centavos replaced by cupro nickel in 1967 The 1 and 2 centavos coins were last minted in 1998 and 1974 respectively Coins currently in circulation are 4 5 5 centavos 10 centavos 20 centavos 50 centavosBanknotes editThe Bank of Honduras and the Banco Atlantida issued the first lempira banknotes in 1932 They were in denominations of 1 2 5 10 and 20 lempiras The Central Bank of Honduras took over production of paper money in 1950 introducing 50 and 100 lempiras notes in 1950 followed by the 500 lempiras note in 1995 In January 2010 a new 20 lempira note was introduced to market made by a polymer base 60 million notes were issued 6 In celebration of the Bicentennial anniversary of Honduras s independence a new 200 lempira bill was issued 7 It features 2 scarlet macaws the national bird of Honduras 8 Banknotes in circulation are 9 5 Image New Value Color Dimensions Obverse Reverse nbsp L1 Red 156 67 mm Lempira Copan nbsp L2 Purple Marco Aurelio Soto Amapala nbsp L5 Gray Francisco 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