Lempira

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Lempira
Banknote for 10 Lempira from 2003
Country: HondurasHonduras Honduras
Subdivision: 100 centavos
ISO 4217 code : HNL
Abbreviation: L.
Exchange rate :
(29 Mar 2020)

1  EUR  = 27.538 HNL
100 HNL = 3.6313 EUR

1  CHF  = 25.617 HNL
100 HNL = 3.9037 CHF

The Lempira has been the currency of Honduras since April 3, 1926 . It is named after the cacique Lempira der Lenca , who lived from around 1499 to 1537 and fought against the Spanish conquerors. The first Lempira silver coins were minted in 1931, they show Lempira's portrait with a feather headdress on the reverse. They were minted with a weight of 12.5 grams and made of silver with a fineness of 900/1000. Today, coins of 1, 2 (both rare), 5, 10, 20 and 50 centavos, as well as banknotes of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 Lempiras, are in circulation.

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