1 Córdoba


Nickel clad steel	8.8 g	29 mm

Description

Issuer	Nicaragua
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Nicaragua (Banco Central de Nicaragua)
Period	Republic (1854-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1984-1985
Value	1 Córdoba
Currency	First Córdoba (1912-1987)
Composition	Nickel clad steel
Weight	8.8 g
Diameter	29 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	15 February 1988
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#11166
Rarity index	17%

Reverse

Value in number at center, motto at top and bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EN DIOS CONFIAMOS
1
CORDOBA
PATRIA LIBRE O MORIR

Translation:
In God we trust
Free homeland or death.

Edge

Milled

Comment

Augusto Nicolás Sandino was a Nicaraguan revolutionary who conducted a guerrilla war against the United States Marine Corps in the 1920s and 1930s. He was assassinated in 1934 and became a hero among the Nicaraguan people.

Due to high inflation caused by fiscal mismanagement in the mid-1980s, this nickel-clad steel variety was introduced in 1984 to circulate alongside the existing coinage. The Nicaraguan Córdoba was eventually redenominated in 1988 at a rate of 1 "new" Córdoba = 1,000 "old" Córdobas.

Interesting fact

The 1 Córdoba coin from Nicaragua, issued between 1984 and 1985, has an interesting feature. It features the image of Augusto César Sandino, a Nicaraguan revolutionary leader who fought against the US military occupation of Nicaragua in the 1920s and 1930s. Sandino is considered a national hero in Nicaragua, and his image on the coin is a symbol of the country's struggle for independence and sovereignty.