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5 Córdobas Managua Cathedral
| Issuer | Banco Central de Nicaragua |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed frontal view of the Catedral de Managua (Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception) occupies the central field, rendered with fine architectural detail showing its twin bell towers, ornate façade, and central dome. The issuer's logo SCL appears in an oval cartouche to the upper right of the cathedral. The legend SILVER COINS LIMITED and CATEDRAL DE MANAGUA arc across the upper field. The denomination 5 CÓRDOBAS is inscribed prominently in the lower field, flanked by the fineness designation FINE SILVER .999 to the right and the weight specification 1/10 OUNCE to the left. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Nicaragua's commemorative silver program has leaned heavily on architectural subjects since the 2010s, and the Managua Cathedral — formally the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, completed in 2008 after over two decades of construction — is among the more geopolitically charged choices. The original Managua Cathedral was gutted by the 1972 earthquake that killed an estimated 10,000 people and destabilized the Somoza government, a disaster whose mishandled relief funds accelerated the Sandinista revolution seven years later.
The new structure, designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta, was partly funded by Tom Monaghan of Domino's Pizza — an unusual patronage history for a national monument.