Nicaragua

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)