Heritage Auctions

1 Centavo de Córdoba – Nicaragua

Series: 1912 Series

Context

Years: 1912–1940

Issuer: Nicaragua

Issuing organization: National Bank of Nicaragua

Period:

(since 1854)

Currency:

(1912—1987)

Demonetization: 15 February 1988

Total mintage: 12,400,000

Material

Diameter: 20 mm

Weight: 3.9 g

Thickness: 1.5 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Bronze (95% Copper, 5% Tin)

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #11

Numista: #4339

Obverse

Inscription:

REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA

1920

Translation:

REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA

1920

Script: Latin

Language: Spanish

Inscription:

UN

CENTAVO

DE

CORDOBA

Translation:

One Centavo of Córdoba

Script: Latin

Language: Spanish

Plain

Name	Mark
United States Mint of Philadelphia	—
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham	H

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality
1912	H	450,000
1912	H	—	Proof
1914	H	300,000
1915	H	500,000
1916	H	450,000
1917	—	450,000
1919	—	750,000
1920	—	700,000
1922	—	500,000
1924	—	300,000
1927	—	250,000
1928	—	500,000
1929	—	500,000
1930	—	250,000
1934	—	500,000
1935	—	500,000
1936	—	500,000
1937	—	1,000,000
1938	—	2,000,000
1940	—	2,000,000