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5 Centavos Trial Strike
| Issuer | Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Value | 5 Centavos (0.05) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | EN DIOS CONFIAMOS TRIAL 5 CENTAVOS DE CORDOBA (Translation: In God we trust 5 Centavos of a Cordoba) |
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Trial strikes of this type were produced for official review before final authorization of a coinage series — not for circulation, and not for sale. Nicaragua's monetary authority in the mid-1960s was navigating relationships with multiple potential minting contractors, and trial pieces in alternative metals were a standard part of that vetting process. The nickel composition here differs from the aluminum-bronze used in regular 5 centavos issues of the period.
KM#Ts9 survivors are essentially institutional artifacts — struck in minimal numbers, distributed to approving officials, and rarely accounted for afterward.