{"product_id":"honduras-p105-200-lempiras-2019-w105-tbb-b355","title":"Honduras P105 200 Lempiras 2019 UNC—Parrot—Macaw—Independence Commemorative","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid commemorative celebrating \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honduras\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHonduras\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003cstrong\u003e200th anniversary of independence\u003c\/strong\u003e — pairing the country's educational aspirations on the front with its most iconic wildlife on the back: the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scarlet_macaw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eScarlet Macaw\u003c\/a\u003e soaring over one of Central America's last great rainforest biospheres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e magenta\/rose dominant; multicolor underprint with blue, green, and gold security elements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral vignette:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casa_de_Gobierno_(Honduras)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHonduras Province Government Building\u003c\/a\u003e (1821) at right; scholars with a teacher in a wheelchair under the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Honduras\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHonduran flag\u003c\/a\u003e, set on an open book — symbolizing education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity strip:\u003c\/strong\u003e windowed holographic security strip at left center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor-match device:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"200\" and \"BCH\" perfect-match registration device at top left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAccessibility:\u003c\/strong\u003e raised \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Braille\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBraille\u003c\/a\u003e code lower left; two raised slanted bars on sides for visually impaired identification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommemorative text:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eViva la Independencia \/ 1821–2021\u003c\/em\u003e; date of issue: 24 de octubre de 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wilfredo Cerrato R. (President) \/ Aracely O'Hara Guillén (Manager) \/ Rocío I. Tábora Morales (Finance Secretary)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e deep green and blue dominant; natural rainforest tones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral scene:\u003c\/strong\u003e two \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scarlet_macaw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eScarlet Macaws\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cem\u003eAra macao\u003c\/em\u003e) — the national bird of Honduras — in flight over the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%ADo_Pl%C3%A1tano_Biosphere_Reserve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRío Plátano Biosphere Reserve\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBank seal:\u003c\/strong\u003e round \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Honduras\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Honduras\u003c\/a\u003e seal at lower right; \"Fundado en 1950\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eText:\u003c\/strong\u003e BIÓSFERA DEL RÍO PLÁTANO \/ GUARA ROJA \/ DOSCIENTOS LEMPIRAS; \u003cem\u003eAl Servicio de la Nación\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter imprint:\u003c\/strong\u003e G+D Currency Technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P105; TBB B355; Numista N#281669\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e scroll with date of Honduran independence and feather quill; electrotype \"BCH\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 151 × 67 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Honduras\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Honduras (Banco Central de Honduras)\u003c\/a\u003e, founded 1950\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giesecke_%26_Devrient\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGiesecke+Devrient (G+D)\u003c\/a\u003e, Leipzig, Germany (1852–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssue date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honduran_lempira\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHonduran Lempira\u003c\/a\u003e (1931–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Hundred Years of Independence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honduras\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHonduras\u003c\/a\u003e declared independence from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpain\u003c\/a\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003e15 September 1821\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same day as Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, in a single collective declaration. This note commemorates the \u003cstrong\u003ebicentennial\u003c\/strong\u003e of that moment, issued in \u003cstrong\u003e2019\u003c\/strong\u003e to mark the lead-up to the 2021 anniversary. The front scene is deliberately symbolic: a teacher in a wheelchair instructing students beneath the national flag, set against the 1821 government building — a statement that Honduras's next 200 years will be built on \u003cstrong\u003eeducation and inclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Bird on the Back\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scarlet_macaw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScarlet Macaw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cem\u003eAra macao\u003c\/em\u003e) — known in Honduras as \u003cem\u003eGuara Roja\u003c\/em\u003e — is the \u003cstrong\u003enational bird\u003c\/strong\u003e of Honduras, and one of the most visually spectacular parrots on Earth. It soars here over the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%ADo_Pl%C3%A1tano_Biosphere_Reserve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRío Plátano Biosphere Reserve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNESCO\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUNESCO\u003c\/a\u003e World Heritage Site covering over 800,000 hectares of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosquito_Coast\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMosquito Coast\u003c\/a\u003e rainforest, one of the largest intact tropical forests remaining in Central America. The reserve is home to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miskito_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMiskito\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pech_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePech\u003c\/a\u003e indigenous communities who have lived there for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eG+D: The Printer Behind the Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giesecke_%26_Devrient\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiesecke+Devrient\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, founded in \u003cstrong\u003e1852\u003c\/strong\u003e in Leipzig, is one of the world's leading security printing companies — printing banknotes for over 100 central banks globally. They also printed the original \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_mark\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDeutsche Mark\u003c\/a\u003e and are a key supplier to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Central_Bank\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEuropean Central Bank\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and you hold Honduras's bicentennial pride in your hands — a wheelchair teacher, two scarlet macaws, and 200 years of independence pressed into a single commemorative sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Honduras\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From Spanish \u003cem\u003ehonduras\u003c\/em\u003e (\"depths\") — attributed to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Columbus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChristopher Columbus\u003c\/a\u003e on his fourth voyage in \u003cstrong\u003e1502\u003c\/strong\u003e, reportedly exclaiming \u003cem\u003e\"Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de esas honduras\"\u003c\/em\u003e after navigating treacherous coastal waters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tegucigalpa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTegucigalpa\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.4 million; metro ~1.9 million)\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name of Tegucigalpa:\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nahuatl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNahuatl\u003c\/a\u003e — most likely meaning \"silver hills\" or \"place of silver,\" referencing the colonial-era silver mines in the region\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~10.6 million (UN 2024) — comparable to Michigan or Ohio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112,492 km² \/ 43,433 mi² — slightly larger than Tennessee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$6,800 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coffee_production_in_Honduras\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecoffee\u003c\/a\u003e (#1 export), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebananas\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palm_oil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epalm oil\u003c\/a\u003e, shrimp, textiles\/apparel (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maquiladora\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emaquiladoras\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guatemala\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGuatemala\u003c\/a\u003e (west), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/El_Salvador\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEl Salvador\u003c\/a\u003e (southwest), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicaragua\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNicaragua\u003c\/a\u003e (east\/southeast), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_Sea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCaribbean Sea\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Ocean\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePacific Ocean\u003c\/a\u003e (south, Gulf of Fonseca)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpanish\u003c\/a\u003e (official); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miskito_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMiskito\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garifuna_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGarifuna\u003c\/a\u003e, and other indigenous languages spoken regionally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mestizo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMestizo\u003c\/a\u003e (~90%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_peoples_of_Honduras\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndigenous\u003c\/a\u003e (~7%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garifuna_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGarifuna\u003c\/a\u003e (~2%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Hondurans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Honduran\u003c\/a\u003e (~1%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_American_Integration_System\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSICA\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWTO\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAFTA-DR\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCAFTA-DR\u003c\/a\u003e free trade agreement with US\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independent from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpain\u003c\/a\u003e 15 September \u003cstrong\u003e1821\u003c\/strong\u003e; fully independent republic \u003cstrong\u003e1838\u003c\/strong\u003e after dissolution of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Republic_of_Central_America\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederal Republic of Central America\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHonduras Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe original \"Banana Republic\":\u003c\/strong\u003e The term \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banana_republic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ebanana republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was coined specifically about Honduras in \u003cstrong\u003e1904\u003c\/strong\u003e by O. Henry, after the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Fruit_Company\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Fruit Company\u003c\/a\u003e came to dominate the country's economy, politics, and infrastructure — at its peak controlling more land than the Honduran government itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Soccer War:\u003c\/strong\u003e In \u003cstrong\u003e1969\u003c\/strong\u003e, Honduras and El Salvador fought a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Football_War\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efour-day war\u003c\/a\u003e triggered by a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWorld Cup qualifying match\u003c\/a\u003e — though the underlying cause was land disputes and migration tensions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaya heartland:\u003c\/strong\u003e The ancient \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cop%C3%A1n\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopán\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e ruins in western Honduras are one of the most important \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maya_civilization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMaya\u003c\/a\u003e archaeological sites in the world, renowned for their extraordinary sculptural detail and hieroglyphic stairway.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRío Plátano in danger:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%ADo_Pl%C3%A1tano_Biosphere_Reserve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRío Plátano Biosphere Reserve\u003c\/a\u003e — depicted on this note — was placed on UNESCO's \u003cstrong\u003eList of World Heritage in Danger\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2011 due to illegal logging, poaching, and land encroachment, though conservation efforts have continued.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoffee powerhouse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Honduras is the \u003cstrong\u003elargest coffee exporter in Central America\u003c\/strong\u003e and among the top 10 globally, with high-altitude growing regions producing specialty beans increasingly sought by third-wave roasters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52573718544695,"sku":"HN105U","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-29_at_17.25.54.png?v=1782771446","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/honduras-p105-200-lempiras-2019-w105-tbb-b355","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}