Honduras 20 Lempiras Dionisio de Herrera 2019 Pick 100d UNC Banknote

The Honduras 20 Lempiras 2019 Pick 100d is a modern circulation banknote issued by the Banco Central de Honduras.

Dated 20 June 2019, the note measures 156 × 67 mm and is predominantly green with a multicoloured underprint. Its design combines the portrait of Honduran statesman José Dionisio de Herrera with one of Tegucigalpa’s historic government buildings. Real Banknotes

Presented in UNC (Uncirculated) condition, P-100d is an attractive addition to collections of Central American and modern world banknotes.

Historical Background

José Dionisio de la Trinidad de Herrera y Díaz del Valle (1781–1850) was a lawyer and politician who played an important role during the formative years of Honduras following independence from Spain.

In 1824, Herrera became the first Head of State of Honduras, making him one of the foundational political figures of the country. His historical importance is explicitly acknowledged on the banknote itself with the inscription “Primer Jefe de Estado de Honduras.” Numista

His portrait has appeared on Honduras’ 20 Lempiras denomination for decades, making him closely associated with this value in the country’s modern currency.

Technical Specifications

• Country: Honduras
• Denomination: 20 Lempiras
• Date: 20 June 2019
• Pick Number: P-100d
• Banknote Book: B348d
• Condition: Uncirculated (UNC)
• Issuer: Banco Central de Honduras
• Currency: Honduran Lempira (HNL)
• Material: Paper
• Dimensions: 156 × 67 mm
• Dominant Colours: Green with purple, orange, yellow and light-blue elements
• Printer: Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych (PWPW), Warsaw
• Signatures: Cerrato / O’Hara / Tábora
• Type: Standard circulation banknote Robert’s World Money

Obverse

The obverse features:

• Portrait of Dionisio de Herrera
• Coat of Arms of Honduras
• Banco Central de Honduras inscriptions
• 20 Lempiras denomination
• Serial numbers
• Tactile identification elements
• Multicoloured security patterns

The inscription identifies Herrera as the first Head of State of Honduras, directly connecting the banknote with the early political history of the country.

Reverse

The reverse depicts the historic Casa Presidencial, or Presidential Palace, in Tegucigalpa.

The design includes:

• Old Presidential Palace
• Vertical reverse composition
• Banco Central de Honduras inscriptions
• 20 Lempiras denomination
• Detailed ornamental patterns

The building served as the country’s presidential headquarters from 1922 to 1992, a period explicitly referenced on the banknote with the inscription “Casa Presidencial 1922–1992.”

Security Features

The P-100 series incorporates several anti-counterfeiting and accessibility elements, including:

• Security thread
• Fine-line security patterns
• Microprinting
• UV-reactive elements
• Complex multicoloured underprint
• Serial numbering
• Tactile identification features
• Raised elements indicating the denomination

A particularly useful identification feature of this modern design is the presence of vertical bars and tactile/Braille-style denomination markings, additions that help distinguish it from earlier 20 Lempiras types. Numista

Why Add This Banknote to Your Collection?

The Honduras 20 Lempiras 2019 Pick 100d UNC banknote combines an important figure from Honduran history with one of Tegucigalpa’s notable historic buildings.

It is particularly suitable for collectors of Honduran banknotes, Central American currency, political figures on banknotes, architecture-themed notes, modern Latin American currency and UNC world paper money.

Collector’s Note

The 2019 issue is catalogued as Pick 100d / B348d and is dated 20 June 2019. One useful detail for identifying this precise variety is its Cerrato / O’Hara / Tábora signature combination. Robert’s World Money

Another important point is the printer. The 2019 P-100d was produced by PWPW in Warsaw, Poland. This is useful when building the P-100 series by date and printer because the same general 20 Lempiras design has been produced in different years and by different security printers. Robert’s World Money