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1000 Córdobas Three Generals
| Issuer | Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Three conjoined busts face left in high relief, depicting General Augusto C. Sandino flanked by his favored generals, Estrada and Umanzor. The names ESTRADA · SANDINO · UMANZOR are inscribed in a straight legend across the lower central field, identifying each figure. A curved inscription at the top reads 50 ANIVERSARIO with the commemorative date range 1934-1984, marking the fiftieth anniversary of Sandino's death. The full honorific GRAL. AUGUSTO C. SANDINO appears along the lower border, underscoring the dedicatory nature of the issue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Nicaragua's 1984 gold issues were produced under the Sandinista government during one of the most economically pressured periods in the country's modern history — U.S.-backed Contra operations were actively destabilizing the economy, and hard currency was being prioritized for external trade rather than domestic circulation. These coins were effectively export products, minted to generate foreign exchange rather than serve any internal monetary function.
KM#54 is a low-mintage commemorative with limited auction appearances, making precise population data difficult to establish.