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100 Córdobas Thanks to the World
| Issuer | Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Value | 100 Cordobas |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts a globe showing the Western Hemisphere, surrounded by a ring of national flags representing the United Nations and countries that provided humanitarian aid to Nicaragua following the catastrophic earthquake of 23 December 1972. The legend A LOS PUEBLOS DEL MUNDO LA GRATITUD DE NICARAGUA POR SU ESPONTANEA AYUDA arcs around the upper and lateral periphery. The commemorative date DICIEMBRE 23 DE 1972 appears in the lower field, with the denomination 100 CORDOBAS inscribed below, all within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued under the Somoza dictatorship in the mid-1970s, this coin belongs to a wave of commemorative silver issues that Nicaragua produced during that decade — many of them tied to international events with tenuous local relevance, minted largely for the collector export market rather than domestic circulation. The "Thanks to the World" theme referenced foreign aid received following the catastrophic 1972 Managua earthquake, which killed an estimated 10,000 people and leveled much of the capital.
Much of that international aid was subsequently alleged to have been diverted by Somoza's government, a scandal that accelerated popular support for the Sandinista movement.