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5 Lempiras Customs Note
| Issuer | Honduras |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio printing on light green underprint with the Coat of Arms of Honduras at left and the issuer name across the top. Denomination appears in numerals at all four corners and at center right, with value in letters below center; a lengthy legislative decree text occupies the central field. Three manuscript signatures with printed titles and six-digit register numbers appear in the lower zone, with serial number and series letter in red at upper left and right respectively. |
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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 customs notes — pagarés de aduana — as a parallel instrument tied directly to import duties, distinct from the general circulation notes of the Banco Central. The 1937 date places this squarely in the Carías Andino dictatorship, when fiscal controls over customs revenue were politically significant; the port receipts flowing through Puerto Cortés and La Ceiba were among the most closely watched revenue streams in the country.
ABNC produced these on contract, as they did for much of Central America during the period. The printing specification — a relatively large sheet for a five-unit denomination — suggests limited-quantity official use rather than hand-to-hand trade.