50 Centavos

1980 year


Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)	7 g	26 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	50 Centavos (0.50)
Currency	First Córdoba (1912-1987)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	7 g
Diameter	26 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	15 February 1988
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#5138
Rarity index	22%

Reverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EN DIOS CONFIAMOS
50
CENTAVOS
Mo
PATRIA LIBRE O MORIR

Translation:
In God we trust
50 Centavos
Free homeland or death.

Edge

Reeded

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 high inflation caused by fiscal mismanagement in the mid-1980s, these coins were discontinued in favor of a in 1983.

Interesting fact

The 50 Centavos coin from Nicaragua, issued in 1980, has an interesting feature. It has a unique design on its reverse side, showcasing the country's national emblem, which includes a triangle with volcanoes, a rising sun, and a banner with the motto "En Dios Confiamos" (We Trust in God). This design was used on many Nicaraguan coins during the 1980s and has become a distinctive symbol of the country's currency.