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25 Pesos
| Issuer | República de Honduras |
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| Year | 1891 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on cream paper within a fine guilloche border, with five stars arranged in an arc at the top centre. The heading BILLETE PRIVILEGIADO appears in a decorative typeset panel, below which the denomination $ 25 VEINTICINCO PESOS 25 $ is set in large bold letterpress. The date of authorization ACUERDO SUPREMO DE 15 DE JULIO DE 1891 is inscribed in a central line, with the issuer legend República de Honduras in script at the lower centre, and an embossed circular official seal visible at the upper left. |
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| Obverse lettering | BILLETE PRIVILEGIADO 25 $ 25 VEINTICINCO PESOS 25 $ ACUERDO SUPREMO DE 15 DE JULIO DE 1891 República de Honduras |
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Honduras issued paper currency through a succession of short-lived private and state banks during the late nineteenth century, and this 25 Pesos note falls within a period of significant monetary instability on the isthmus. The República de Honduras notes of this era were typically contracted to foreign printers — the American Bank Note Company handled much of Central American government printing at this time — though attribution for this specific series requires caution without confirmed imprint evidence.
The embossed seal was a low-cost authentication measure common when intaglio security printing was beyond budget or logistical reach. It did relatively little to deter skilled counterfeiters.