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50 Córdobas
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1953-1960 |
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| Value | 50 Córdobas |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA DEPARTAMENTO DE EMISIÓN SERIE DE 1958 50 VALE POR CINCUENTA CÓRDOBAS ESTE BILLETE HA SIDO EMITIDO DE CONFORMIDAD COM EL DECRETO- LEY DE 20 DE OCTUBRE DE 1940 LA LEY DE 4 DE AGOSTO DE 1941; DEBERÁ SER RECIBIDO EN PAGO DE LOS DERECHOS ADUANEROS Y FISCALES Y SERÁ DE CURSO LEGAL Y OBLIGATORIO PARA EL PAGO DE DEUDAS DENTRO DE LA REPUBLICA. DE CONFORMIDAD CON EL DECRETO-LEY DE 26 DE OCTUBRE DE 1940 Y LA LEY DE 4 DE AGOSTO DE 1941, Y BAJO LAS CONDICIONES PRESCRITAS EN LOS MISMOS, EL BANCO NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA, DEPARTAMENTO DE EMISIÓN, PAGARÁ A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR, POR ESTE BILLETE CINCUENTA CÓRDOBAS. THOMAS DE LA RUE & CO. LTD. (Translation: National Bank of Nicaragua, Emission Department, Series 1958, 50, Worth Fifty Córdobas. This note has been issued in accordance with the Decree-Law of October 20, 1940, and the Law of August 4, 1941; it must be received in payment of customs and fiscal duties and shall be legal tender and mandatory for the payment of debts within the Republic. In accordance with the Decree-Law of October 26, 1940, and the Law of August 4, 1941, and under the conditions prescribed therein, the National Bank of Nicaragua, Emission Department, shall pay at sight to the bearer, for this note, Fifty Córdobas. Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd.) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in dark blue, the reverse centres on a large intaglio vignette of the Nicaraguan national flag on a flagpole, with the triangular coat of arms visible on the flag's white stripe. Denomination numerals "50" appear within ornate guilloche cartouches at left and right, and the denomination in words is set in bold lettering across the lower centre. Elaborate lathe-work and foliate scroll borders frame the design, with the printer's imprint in small type at the foot. |
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Thomas De La Rue held the Nicaraguan printing contract through much of the Somoza period, and this series reflects that continuity — the notes were produced in London and shipped to Managua for issue through the Banco Nacional, which at the time functioned as both commercial bank and central bank under the same roof. The dual role was a structural oddity that persisted until the Banco Central de Nicaragua was established in 1961, making this series among the last issued under that arrangement.
The watermark is the sole security feature, which was standard for De La Rue's mid-tier contracts of this period.