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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Republic of Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1912-1936 |
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| Value | 10 Centavos de Córdoba (0.10) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA * * 1936 * * (Translation: Republic of Nicaragua) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Nicaragua's silver fractional coinage of this period was struck almost entirely at the Philadelphia Mint, which held a near-monopoly on Central American contract minting during the early twentieth century. The long date span — over two decades with minimal design change — reflects the monetary conservatism imposed partly by U.S. financial oversight following the Bryan-Chamorro Treaty of 1914, under which Nicaragua effectively ceded considerable economic autonomy in exchange for debt relief.
Circulation strikes from the 1930s issues tend to show softer definition, a known characteristic of late-run dies at Philadelphia during that period.