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Investopedia explains 'HNL (Honduran Lempira)'
The lempira was first seen in 1931, where it superseded the peso. It was valued at 2:1 against the dollar in the 1980s, but since then has dropped to about 5:1. The current coin denominations are 5, 10, 20 and 50 centavos. Banknotes were introduced in 1950 and currently exist in denominations of: L1, L2, L5, L10, L20, L50, L100 and L500.
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