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| Issuer | Banco Central de Nicaragua |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 1000 Córdobas |
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| Obverse lettering | 1000 BANCO CENTRAL DE NICARAGUA MIL CÓRDOBAS 1000 1000 (Translation: Central Bank of Nicaragua One Thousand Córdobas.) |
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| Reverse lettering | MIL CÓRDOBAS 1000 BANCO CENTRAL DE NICARAGUA 1000 1000 (Translation: One Thousand Córdobas Central Bank of Nicaragua.) |
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Nicaragua's shift to polymer for this denomination was driven partly by climate — high humidity and heavy cash handling in a developing economy destroyed cotton-paper notes quickly. The Canadian Bank Note Company has supplied Nicaragua across multiple polymer issues, and this 1000 Córdobas belongs to a broader regional trend in Latin America where polymer adoption accelerated after 2010 as central banks weighed durability gains against higher unit costs.
The transparent window is integrated into the substrate rather than applied as a patch — a distinction that matters for authentication in high-volume retail environments where the note circulates most intensively.