5 Córdobas

1980 year


Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)	7 g	27 mm

Description

Issuer	Nicaragua
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Nicaragua (Banco Central de Nicaragua)
Period	Republic (1854-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1980
Value	5 Córdobas
Currency	First Córdoba (1912-1987)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	7 g
Diameter	27 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Heptagonal (7-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	15 February 1988
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#4462
Rarity index	15%

Reverse

Augusto Nicolás Sandino's bust facing, name at right and date at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SANDINO
1980

Edge

Plain

Comment

After the 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution, the Sandinista government redesigned the national coinage to reflect Nicaraguan (and Latin American) nationalism.

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 inflation caused by fiscal mismanagement in the mid-1980s, these coins were discontinued in favor of a in 1984.

Interesting fact

The 5 Córdobas coin from Nicaragua, issued in 1980, features the national emblem of Nicaragua on one side and the image of Augusto César Sandino on the other. Augusto César Sandino was a Nicaraguan revolutionary leader who played a significant role in the country's history, fighting against the US military occupation in the 1920s and 1930s. The coin's design was created by the famous Nicaraguan artist, José de la Trinidad Mena. This coin is an interesting piece of history and a symbol of Nicaragua's struggle for independence and sovereignty.