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50 Centavos Reverse Trial
| Issuer | Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the central device of the Nicaraguan coat of arms: a radiant sun rising above a range of five volcanoes, with a Phrygian cap at the upper left emitting rays across the field. The design is set within a circular border of fine dentilation. The upper legend reads EN DIOS CONFIAMOS, and the lower legend reads 50 CENTAVOS DE CÓRDOBA, both in raised Latin characters following the coin's inner rim. The composition is rendered in a bold, engraved style characteristic of early twentieth-century Latin American coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | EN DIOS CONFIAMOS 50 CENTAVOS DE CÓRDOBA (Translation: In God we trust 50 Centavos of a Cordoba) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely blank, presenting a flat, unadorned planchet surface with no design, legend, or device of any kind. This featureless field is consistent with the coin's classification as a reverse trial piece, produced to test the obverse die impression without a corresponding reverse design. The surface shows numerous contact marks and light scratches consistent with handling since striking. |
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