Antique & New Honduras Lempira; Peso; Real (Reales), Nicaragua Centavo
(Centavos); Cordoba; Peso Currency Collections, Commemorative coins, Commemoratives, Mint and Proof sets
In 1the nineteen century were introduced 5, 20 and 50 centavos and 1
lempira Followed
by 1, 2 and 10 centavos The silver 1 lempira coins and silver 20 and 50 centavos
were replaced by cupro-nickel
In 1912, córdoba coins were introduced in denominations of ½, 1, 5, 10, 25 and
50 centavos and 1 córdoba. The ½ and 1 centavo were minted in bronze, the 5
centavos in cupro-nickel and the higher denominations in silver. Later cupro-nickel replaced silver on the 10, 25 and 50 centavos. In
the forties a
single year issue of brass 1, 5, 10 and 25 centavos was made. In the seventies
cupro-nickel 1 córdoba coins were issued, followed by aluminium 5 and 10 centavos.
In the eighties a new series witha portrait of Augusto César Sandino, was
introduced consisting of aluminium 5 and 10 centavos, nickel-clad-steel
25 centavos and cupro-nickel 50 centavos, 1 and 5 córdobas.Later Nickel clad steel
replaced cupro nickel . In the eighties, the final coins of the
first córdoba were issued, featuring Sandino's characteristic hat. Aluminium 5,
10 and 25 centavos and aluminium-bronze 50 centavos, 1 and 5 córdobas were
issued, together with aluminium 500 córdobas.
In the nineties, coins were issued in denominations of 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavos minted in chrome-plated steel.
Later, nickel-clad-steel 50 centavos, 1 and 5 córdobas were introduced, followed
by copper-plated-steel 5 centavos and brass-plated-steel 10 and 25 centavos all
with the coat of arms of the country
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