Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco Central de Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 3 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central device depicts the national arms of Nicaragua: an equilateral triangle enclosing five volcanic peaks rising from the sea, surmounted by a radiant sun and a Phrygian cap atop a staff, symbolising liberty. The triangle is framed by a plain border at its base. A continuous beaded border encircles the field, with the upper legend REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA arcing around the top and AMERICA CENTRAL along the bottom, both in raised Latin characters. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Nicaragua's 2002 coinage was issued under conditions of persistent fiscal strain — the country was still restructuring debt from the Sandinista-era economic collapse and the catastrophic damage of Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which wiped out roughly 45% of GDP. The córdoba had been redenominated as recently as 1991, replacing the old córdoba at a rate of 5 million to one.
Copper-plated steel was adopted for the small-denomination coins of this series as a direct cost-reduction measure, replacing earlier bronze compositions.