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10 000 Córdobas Ocelot
| Issuer | Banco Central de Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Weight | 26 g |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA 1990 AMERICA CENTRAL (Translation: Republic of Nicaragua Central America) |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed ocelot (locally known as tigrillo) is depicted seated in three-quarter view, facing left, its spotted coat rendered with intricate engraving. The animal rests upon a rocky ledge, with sparse vegetation visible in the left middle ground. The upper legend ESPECIE ANIMAL AMENAZADA - TIGRILLO arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 10000 CORDOBAS appears along the lower border, both flanked by raised dot separators. |
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Nicaragua issued this coin during one of the most turbulent monetary moments in its modern history — 1990 was the year the Córdoba was replaced by the Gold Córdoba at a rate of 5,000,000 to 1, an exchange ratio that reflected a decade of Sandinista-era inflation and wartime economic collapse. A coin denominated at 10,000 Córdobas was, by the time it was struck, essentially a collector artifact denominated in a currency already being retired.
The ocelot had disappeared from most of its Central American range by this period, making the subject as much a conservation statement as a numismatic one — Nicaragua was among the last countries in the region where viable populations persisted.