Uppsala Universitet, CC0

2 Centavos – Honduras

Standard circulation coins

Context

Years: 1939–1956

Issuer: Honduras

Period:

(since 1862)

Currency:

(since 1931)

Total mintage: 27,000,000

Material

Diameter: 19.97 mm

Weight: 3 g

Thickness: 1.32 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Bronze (95% Copper, 4% Zinc, 1% Tin)

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #78

Numista: #3532

Value

Exchange value: 0.02 HNL

Obverse

Inscription:

REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS

REP CA DE · HONDURAS · LIBRE · SOBERANA · INDEPENDIENTE

· 15 SEPT BRE 1821 ·

1956

Translation:

REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS

REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS FREE SOVEREIGN INDEPENDENT

15 SEPTEMBER 1821

1956

Script: Latin

Language: Spanish

Reverse

Inscription:

DOS

2

CENTAVOS

DE

LEMPIRA

Translation:

Two

Centavos

of

Lempira

Script: Latin

Language: Spanish

Edge

Plain

Mints

Name	Mark
United States Mint of Philadelphia	—
VDM Metals / Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke	—

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage
1939	—	2,000,000
1949	—	3,000,000
1954	—	2,000,000
1956	—	20,000,000

🌱 Very Common