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1 Córdoba
| Issuer | Banco Central de Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, the Spanish conquistador and founder of Nicaragua, centered in the field. The portrait is rendered in moderate relief with fine detail in the hair and facial features. The legend REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA arcs along the upper periphery, while the date 1972 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | EN DIOS CONFIAMOS UN CORDOBA (Translation: In God we trust One Cordoba) |
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The 1972 Managua earthquake struck on December 23rd of that year, killing an estimated 10,000 people and destroying roughly 90% of the city's buildings. Currency production and distribution were severely disrupted in the aftermath, and coins dated 1972 — struck before the disaster — circulated well into the reconstruction period simply because restocking the monetary system was a low priority against the scale of rebuilding required.