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2 Lempiras, 1976
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Front: Marco Aurelio Soto (1846-1908), President of Honduras 1876-1883
Aurelio was a liberal reformer. During his presidency, he centralized the
monetary system, encouraged agricultural ventures in the countryside, built
roads and set up a telegraph system.
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5 Lempiras, 1990
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Front: Francisco Morazán Quesada (1792-1842), President of Central America
1830-1840
Morazán was born in Honduras, then part of the Spanish colony of New Spain.
When New Spain became independent in 1821 he was among those objecting to
Central America's annexation to the Mexican Empire. In 1823 he was a Honduran
representative in establishing the new nation of the United States of Central
America. In 1824 he was elected General Secretary of the State of Honduras. In
the 1830 general election, Morazán was elected President of Central America.
He was re-elected President in 1835.
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Commemorates 50th Anniversary of
the Central Bank and the new Millennium
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Front: Dionisio de Herrera (1783-1850), first chief of state of Honduras
1824-1827
Herrera served as president for only three years. He was deposed by
conservatives who considered him too liberal.
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Honduras, situated in Central America between Guatemala and Nicaragua, declared
independence from Spain in 1921. Was part of Central American Republic 1923-1929.
Became an independent republic in 1929. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Honduras.
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