| Issuer | Honduras |
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| Year | 1978-1990 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Centavos |
| Currency | Lempira (1931-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Thickness | 1.52 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reference(s) | KM#84, Schön#39 |
| 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. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS, LIBRE, SOBERANA E INDEPENDIENTE 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 1978 (Translation: Republic of Honduras Republic of Honduras, Free, Sovereign and Independent September 15, 1821) |
| Reverse description | Value, portrait of Lempira (without feathers) facing left in circle |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 50 CENTAVOS DE LEMPIRA (Translation: 50 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 - Royal Canadian Mint - 12 000 000 1990 - - 5 000 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 2721297030 |
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