The Republic of Honduras is a central American country with its capital city as Tegucigalpa. Honduras gained independence from Spain in 1821. After 25 years of military rule, a freely elected government was installed in 1982. In the 1980's Honduras was a safe haven for right wing forces fighting the government of Sandinista Nicaragua and aided the Salvadorian government to fight the left wing guerrillas.
Monetary Units: 1 lempira = 100 centavos
The Note above is the 1 Lempira note from 1998 which has Lempira, a lenca ruler, on the right of the note and the ruins of Copan on the reverse.
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