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| Issuer | Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Diameter | 36 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Nicaraguan national coat of arms in simplified form: an equilateral triangle enclosing five volcanic peaks rising from the sea, surmounted by a radiant sun and a Phrygian cap, all set within a circular inner border. The date 1990 appears in the exergue below the triangle. The surrounding legend reads REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA at top and AMERICA CENTRAL at bottom, each separated by a five-pointed star, rendered in bold raised lettering against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA 1990 AMERICA CENTRAL (Translation: Republic of Nicaragua Central America) |
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Nicaragua issued this coin while the country was simultaneously redenominating its currency — the córdoba oro replaced the old córdoba at a rate of one million to one in 1990, making a face value of 10,000 córdobas essentially a rounding artifact of a collapsing monetary system rather than a meaningful denomination. The Albertville Games themselves were still two years out when dies were cut.