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The lempira was named after the 16th-century cacique Lempira, a ruler of the indigenous Lenca people, who is renowned in Honduran folklore for leading the local native resistance against the Spanish conquistador forces. He is a national hero and is honored on both the 1 lempira note and the 20 and 50 centavos coins.
lempira Honduran lempira: Also used as the currency symbol for the Lesotho and Swazi currencies as the singular form. Also used as a pound sign (see: Lebanese, Sudanese and Syrian pounds and Turkish lira) leu lei: leu
Colour key and notes Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details) Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition State or territory Currency Symbol [D] or Abbrev. ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar [E] аҧ (none) (none) (none) Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN ...
1934 US$1000 bill. The United States 1000 dollar bill (US$1000) is an obsolete denomination of United States currency.It was issued by the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) beginning in 1861 and ending in 1934.
A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned.
List of all American sovereign state currencies Present currency Country or dependency (administrating country) Currency sign Fractional unit Ref(s) Aruban florin Aruba (Netherlands)
There are many $1,000 banknotes or bills, including: One of the withdrawn Canadian banknotes; One of the withdrawn large denominations of United States currency; One of the banknotes of the Hong Kong dollar; One of the withdrawn Singapore banknotes; One of the Fifth series of the New Taiwan Dollar banknote; One of the banknotes of Zimbabwe
Jorge Lardé y Larín argues that the name Lempira derived from words of the Lenca language: lempa, meaning "lord" as a title of hierarchy, i meaning "of", and era, meaning "hill or mountain". Thus, Lempira, means "lord of the mountain" or "lord of the hill". [1] When the Spaniards arrived in Cerquin, Lempira was fighting against neighboring ...