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200 Lempiras Independence
| Issuer | Banco Central de Honduras |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS BANCO CENTRAL DE HONDURAS 200 Años 200 LEMPIRAS EDUCACIÓN CASA DE GOBIERNO DE LA PROVINCIA DE HONDURAS, AÑO 1821. 24 DE OCTUBRE DE 2019 WILFREDO CERRATO R. PRESIDENTE ARACELY O'HARA GUILLÉN GERENTE ROCÍO TÁBORA MORALES SECRETARIA DE FINANZAS Viva la Independencia 1821-2021 |
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| Protection description | Embedded vertical security thread with BCH microtext; watermark visible when held to light; optically variable ink numeral 200 at lower left of obverse that shifts colour when tilted; colour-shifting ink elements in the commemorative design. |
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The 200 Lempiras denomination was introduced specifically for the 2021 bicentennial of Central American independence — a milestone shared across the region on September 15, 1821, when the Captaincy General of Guatemala declared separation from Spain, bringing Honduras along with it. Giesecke+Devrient, which has printed Honduran currency for decades, produced this note in Leipzig with a security package that includes optically variable ink and colour-shifting elements, a specification level typically reserved for higher-value denominations in smaller economies.
Three signatures appear, an arrangement reflecting Honduras's tripartite authorization structure involving the central bank president, board secretary, and finance minister simultaneously in office.