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2 Lempiras Customs Note
| Issuer | Honduras |
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| Year | 1937 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio printing on light brown underprint; the Honduran coat of arms appears at left with the issuer name across the top. Face value numerals occupy all four corners and center right, with denomination in words below center; a prominent white country name sits at center. Three blue manuscript signatures with titles and six-digit register numbers are arranged along the lower margin, with the printer imprint at foot. |
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| Reverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS BILLETE ADUANERO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: Republic of Honduras, Custom note) |
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Honduras issued a parallel series of "Customs Notes" — notas de aduana — during the 1930s, denominated in Lempiras but designated specifically for the settlement of customs duties rather than general commercial circulation. This was a fairly uncommon arrangement, used to regulate foreign trade payments at a moment when Honduras was heavily dependent on banana export revenues and managing chronic dollar-denominated debt obligations under U.S. financial oversight.
The American Bank Note Company printed the series in New York, as it did for the bulk of Central American government paper during this period. ABNC's grip on the regional contract market was near-total by the late 1930s.