Issued by the Banco Central de Honduras in 2022, this 1 Lempira banknote continues the country’s long-standing tradition of honoring indigenous heritage and national sovereignty.
The obverse features a portrait of the national hero Lempira, the 16th-century Lenca leader who resisted Spanish conquest, surrounded by intricate guilloche patterns and denomination numerals.
The reverse depicts the Banco Central de Honduras building in Tegucigalpa, symbolizing the nation’s financial stability and progress.
Issuer: Banco Central de Honduras
Denomination: 1 Lempira
Year: 2022
Dimensions: Approx. 156 × 67 mm
Material: Paper
Security features: Watermark, security thread, microtext, guilloche patterns, latent image
Obverse
Effigy of Indio Lempira, national arms of Honduras.
Braille denomination at right of effigy.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1 REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS. C.A. 1
BANCO CENTRAL DE HONDURAS
REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS, LIBRE, SOBERANA E INDEPENDIENTE
15 DE SEPTIEMBRE
1821
LEMPIRA
UN LEMPIRA
Translation:
1 REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS. AC 1
CENTRAL BANK OF HONDURAS
REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS, FREE, SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT
SEPTEMBER 15
1821
LEMPIRA
A LEMPIRA
Reverse
Ruins of Copan
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1 BANCO CENTRAL DE HONDURAS 1
1 RUINAS DE COPAN
JUEGO DE PELOTA Y ESCALINATA
UN LEMPIRA 1
OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE
Translation:
1 Central Bank of Honduras 1
1 Copan Ruins
Game of Ball and Staircase
One Lempira I
Oberthur Fiduciaire
Features
| Issuer | Honduras |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of Honduras (Banco Central de Honduras) |
| Period | Republic (1862-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 2012-2022 |
| Value | 1 Lempira |
| Currency | Lempira (1931-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 154 × 65 mm |
