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The lempira (/lɛmˈpɪrə/ sign: L ISO 4217 code: HNL) is the currency of Honduras. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. 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 (ultimately unsuccessful) local native resistance against the Spanish conquistador forces. He is a national hero and is honoured on both the 1 lempira note and the 20 and 50 centavos coins.