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5 Córdobas Central Bank of Nicaragua
| Issuer | Banco Central de Nicaragua |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Reverse description | The left field carries a dark intaglio vignette of the Nicaraguan coat of arms encircled by the legends 'REPÚBLICA DE NICARAGUA' and 'AMÉRICA CENTRAL,' set against a microtext-patterned background reading 'CINCO CÓRDOBAS' vertically along the left margin. The central vignette presents a detailed engraved view of the Las Piedrecitas grade-separated overpass in Managua, captioned 'PASO A DESNIVEL LAS PIEDRECITAS,' over a multicolour guilloche underprint in blue, green, and gold. To the right, a transparent window contains a cyan circular optically variable element reproducing the BCN seal dated 1960 with the motto 'Emitiendo confianza y estabilidad,' while an upper-left dark holographic disc bears a numeral '5.' |
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| Protection type | Optically variable device, Transparent window, Microtext |
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Nicaragua's shift to polymer for this denomination followed a broader Central American trend toward substrate modernization, but the Banco Central moved later than most regional peers — the 2020 date reflects an update to a series that had already been running in cotton paper for some years. Canadian Bank Note Company's Ottawa facility has handled Nicaraguan contracts across multiple series, giving the country's circulating notes a consistent technical baseline even through periods of significant political turbulence.
Polymer 5 Córdoba notes tend to accumulate grime at the folds faster than higher denominations simply because they circulate hardest at street level. Worth noting for condition assessment.