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20 Lempiras
| Issuer | Banco Central de Honduras |
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| Year | 1978-1993 |
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| Size | 156 × 67 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Dionisio de Herrera, first Head of State of Honduras, at right within an intaglio vignette, facing three-quarters left, set against a green guilloche underprint. The central numeral '20' appears within an ornate rosette, with the inscription 'VEINTE LEMPIRAS' below. Three signature lines for Presidente, Gerente, and Ministro de Hacienda y Crédito Público appear across the lower portion, with the date at upper left. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE HONDURAS VEINTE LEMPIRAS INSTALACIONES EMPRESA NACIONAL PORTUARIA PUERTO CORTÉS AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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The P#65 series had a remarkably long production run for a single design — spanning fifteen years across markedly different political periods in Honduras, from the tail end of military rule through the return to civilian government in 1982 and well into the following decade. The American Bank Note Company's engraved intaglio work gave the series a consistency of appearance that outlasted several administrations.
ABNC printed Honduras's mid-denomination notes through much of this period under ongoing contract arrangements, and the 20 Lempiras remained largely unchanged across date varieties, making precise dating dependent on the serial prefix and signature combinations rather than any visual redesign.