1 Lempira, Central Bank of Honduras, Honduras, 2012–2024 (Pick 96)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2012-2024
Issuing entity
HondurasThis 1 Lempira note was issued in Honduras by the Central Bank of Honduras, with dates recorded from 2012–2024. It belongs to the Lempira (1931-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1862-date). It measures 156 × 67 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 96.
Obverse: Effigy of Indio Lempira, national arms of Honduras. Braille denomination at right of effigy. Scripts: Braille and Latin. Its lettering reads “1 REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS. C.A. 1 / BANCO CENTRAL DE HONDURAS / REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS, LIBRE, SOBERANA E INDEPENDIENTE / 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE / 1821 / LEMPIRA / UN LEMPIRA”. Translation given in the catalogue: “1 REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS. AC 1 CENTRAL BANK OF HONDURAS REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS, FREE, SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT SEPTEMBER 15 1821 LEMPIRA A LEMPIRA”.
Reverse: Ruins of Copan. Its lettering reads “1 BANCO CENTRAL DE HONDURAS 1 / 1 RUINAS DE COPAN / JUEGO DE PELOTA Y ESCALINATA / UN LEMPIRA 1 / OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE”. Translation given in the catalogue: “1 Central Bank of Honduras 1 1 Copan Ruins Game of Ball and Staircase One Lempira I Oberthur Fiduciaire”. The note was printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date), Polish Security Printing Works (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A.), Warsaw, Poland (1919-date). Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 13 November 2013.
Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Lempira was a native and national hero of Honduras in the 1500s for fighting the Spanish in defense of his freedom and culture. UV activity:
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 156 × 67 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date), Polish Security Printing Works (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A.), Warsaw, Poland (1919-date)
- Currency
- Lempira (1931-date)
- Issuing bank
- Central Bank of Honduras
Design
- Obverse
- Effigy of Indio Lempira, national arms of Honduras. Braille denomination at right of effigy. Scripts: Braille and Latin
- Reverse
- Ruins of Copan
- Obverse lettering
- 1 REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS. C.A. 1 / BANCO CENTRAL DE HONDURAS / REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS, LIBRE, SOBERANA E INDEPENDIENTE / 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE / 1821 / LEMPIRA / UN LEMPIRA
- Reverse lettering
- 1 BANCO CENTRAL DE HONDURAS 1 / 1 RUINAS DE COPAN / JUEGO DE PELOTA Y ESCALINATA / UN LEMPIRA 1 / OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE
Identification
- Value
- 1 Lempira
- Dates recorded
- 2012-2024
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 96
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P96
- NumistaN# 203998
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.