lempira

Tegucigalpa's spending medium

Lempira is the basic monetary unit of Honduras, divided into 100 centavos.

The currency is named after a 16th-century indigenous leader who resisted Spanish conquest.

The exchange rate was about 25 lempiras to the dollar.

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Honduras

Central American nation

Spanish conquest · national hero · statue · monument · legacy · independence · pride · symbol · commemoration · bravery

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Honduran

From a Caribbean-coast nation

denomination · exchange rate · cash · bills · wallet · payment · legal tender · circulation · ATM · change

Honduran

Tegucigalpa

Honduras's seat of government

coffee · bananas · maquiladoras

Opposites
COLONIAL RESISTANCE vs. COLONIAL CONQUEST

lempiraHernán Cortés

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Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G