Honduras 20 Centavos, 1978 – 1990

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Honduras Honduras
Currency Lempira (1931 – 9999)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 20 Centavos
Year 1978 – 1990
Ruler Republic (1862–9999)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 2.27
Diameter (mm) 18
Thickness (mm) 1.04

Description

20 Centavos from Honduras. Issued from 1978 to 1990. Struck in Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel). Measures 18 mm and weighs 2.27 g.

Obverse
"Republica de Honduras" over the Honduran coat of arms: the triangle Coat of Arms of the Central American federation with a volcano between two towers in an oval. Behind it are a sun and a rainbow. Around the oval are the words "Republica de Honduras Libre, Soberana, E Independiente" On the oval are two cornucopias and a quiver of arrows. Under the oval is a landscape with oak and pine trees, and mining equipment. (Republic of Honduras
Republic of Honduras, Free, Sovereign, and Independent
September 15, 1821)
Reverse
Value over portrait of Lempira (without feathers) facing left within a circle (20 Centavos of a Lempira)
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1990  10M € 0,54 € 0,54 22%
1978  30M € 0,30 € 0,30 € 0,30 € 0,57 € 1,10 86%

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