The Central Bank of Honduras has taken the bold step of issuing the first banknote in its history to feature a woman. The new 200 Lempiras (HNL) note has a prominent profile of Bertha Isabel Cáceres Flores, a Honduran woman who served as an environmental activist and indigenous leader from the early 1990s until her assassination in 2016.
The new banknote was put into circulation on January 20, 2026, in celebration of International Day of Women in Multilateralism (January 25).
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Aesthetic design of the new banknote
The note is printed on a paper substrate and has a primary color scheme of turquoise blue. The year of the new series is 2023. As you will see in the images below, the banknote depicts the natural environment and cultural heritage Cáceres sought to protect.
Front side of the new Honduras 200 HNL Banknote
The front side of the banknote features a portrait of Bertha Isabel Cáceres Flores. The background depicts a landscape that includes the Gualcarque River, a treasured natural resource. Also in the background is a fragment of traditional Lenca fabric, a symbol of Honduran cultural heritage.
Back side of the new Honduras 200 HNL Banknote
The back side of the note shows a view of the town of La Esperanza in the Intibucá region, the birthplace of Bertha Isabel Cáceres Flores. The back also includes the phrase of Caceras: ¡Despertemos humanidad! ¡Ya no hay tiempo!” (Wake up Humankind, there is no time left).
Security features for a special banknote
The Bertha Caceras banknote contains security features to protect against counterfeiting. These include:
- A windowed 3D security strip with moving images
- A SPARK® security feature with a colour change
- A see-through element
- A watermark
- Elements visible under UV light.
Feature to help visually impaired consumers
Visually impaired consumers will be able to identify the denomination of the new note by running their fingers over the two raised (tactile) diagonal lines located on the short edges on the face of the banknote.
Sources/References:
Central Bank of Honduras
MRI Bankers’ Guide to Foreign Currency
Notafilia
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