State of Nicaragua (1838-1854), Republic of Nicaragua (1854-1896, 1898-present)
Country in Central America (1838-1896, 1898-present)
Location: Central America
Capital City: Granada and León (alternating to 1857), Managua (1857-present)
Government type: Republic
Main languages: Spanish
Main religions: Catholic Christianity, Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1838: Nicaragua secedes from the Central American Federation
1854-1855: Rival government based in León under Francisco Castellón Sanabria
1856-1857: Rival government based in Granada under William Walker
1856: Rival government based in Somotillo under José María Estrada Reyes and Nicasio del Castillo y Guzmán
1896-1898: Part of short-lived reunification attempt
1909-1933: US Protectorate
1961-1990: Nicaraguan Civil War
Currency
Peso (1878-1912)
1 Peso = 100 Centavos
First Córdoba (1912-1987)
1 Córdoba = 100 Centavos
Second Córdoba (1988-1990)
1 Córdoba = 100 Centavos
Third Córdoba (1990-present)
1 Córdoba = 100 Centavos
Coins from Nicaragua in the collection
•10 Centavo, 1887 (silver (.600), Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#6)
•20 Centavo, 1887 (silver (.600), Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#7)
•1 Centavo, 1938 (bronze, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#11)
•5 Centavo, 1964 (cupronickel, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#24)
•5 Centavo, 1974 (aluminum, Llantrisant mint, KM#28) Commemorative: FAO
•10 Centavo, 1936 (silver (.800), Philadelphia mint, KM#13)
•10 Centavo, 1950 (aluminum-magnesium, Llantrisant mint, KM#29) Commemorative: FAO
•25 Centavo, 2002 (brass-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#99)
•1 Córdoba, 2012 (nickel-plated steel, Madrid mint, KM#101)
•5 Córdoba, 2007 (nickel-plated steel, KM#90a)
Banknotes from Nicaragua in the collection
•1 Córdoba, 1939 (P#63)
•500 Córdoba, 1985 (P#155)
•5,000 Córdoba, 1988 (P#157)
•10 Centavo, 1991 (P#169)
•25 Centavo, 1991 (P#170)
•5 Córdoba, 2020 (P#219) Commemorative: 60th Anniversary of the Bank of Nicaragua
•10 Córdoba, 2019 (P#209)
•20 Córdoba, 2007 (P#202)