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10 Centavos

1974 year
Aluminium-magnesium (Aluminium 96%, Magnesium 4%) 1.3 g 20 mm
Description
Issuer
Nicaragua
Issuing bank
Central Bank of Nicaragua (Banco Central de Nicaragua)
Period
Republic (1854-date)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1974
Value
10 Centavos de Córdoba (0.10)
Currency
First Córdoba (1912-1987)
Composition
Aluminium-magnesium (Aluminium 96%, Magnesium 4%)
Weight
1.3 g
Diameter
20 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
15 February 1988
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#14309
Rarity index
17%

Reverse

Value in numbers at center, motto at top and value in lettering at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
· EN DIOS CONFIAMOS ·
10
DIEZ CENTAVOS DE CÓRDOBA

Translation:
In God we trust
10
Ten Centavos of a Cordoba

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Interesting fact

The 10 Centavos coin from Nicaragua, made of Aluminium-magnesium, has a unique feature. It's one of the few coins in the world that has a hole in the center. This hole was designed to help people distinguish it from other coins and to make it easier to handle.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1974  18000000 - - - - - -

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