20 Centavos

Issuer Honduras
Year 1978-1990
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 20 Centavos
Currency Lempira (1931-date)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 2.27 g
Diameter 18 mm
Thickness 1.04 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#83, Schön#38
Obverse description `Republica de Honduras` over the Honduran coat of arms: the triangle Coat of Arms of the Central American federation with a volcano between two towers in an oval. Behind it are a sun and a rainbow. Around the oval are the words `Republica de Honduras Libre, Soberana, E Independiente` On the oval are two cornucopias and a quiver of arrows. Under the oval is a landscape with oak and pine trees, and mining equipment.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering Republica de Honduras Republica de Honduras Libre, Soberana, E Independiente 15 de Septiembre 1821 1978
(Translation: Republic of Honduras Republic of Honduras, Free, Sovereign, and Independent September 15, 1821)
Reverse description Value over portrait of Lempira (without feathers) facing left within a circle
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering 20 CENTAVOS DE LEMPIRA
(Translation: 20 Centavos of a Lempira)
Edge Reeded
Mint Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg,Canada (1976-date)
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United
Kingdom (1968-date)
VDM Metals / Vereinigte Deutsche
Metallwerke, Werdohl, Germany (1930-date)
Mintage 1978 - - 30 000 000
1990 - - 10 000 000
Numisquare ID 8752896210
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