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20 Córdobas

Features

Issuer Nicaragua
Issuing bank National Bank of Nicaragua (Banco Nacional de Nicaragua)
Period Republic (1854-date)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1912
Value 20 Cordobas
Currency First Córdoba (1912-1987)
Composition Paper
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
369144
References P# 59
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

Black on green underprint.
Portrait Tomás Martinez-Guerrero at lower right; portrait Francisco Hernández de Cordoba at left.
Stamped "SPECIMEN" in red color.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NATIONAL BANK OF NICARAGUA INCORPORATED
BANCO NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA
20

ESTE BILLETE HA SIDO EMITIDO DE CONFORMIDAD COM LA LEY DE 20 DE MARZO DE 1912 Y SUS ENMIENDAS. SERA 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.

VALE POR
VEINTE CÓRDOBAS
DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA LEY DE 20 DE MARZO DE 1912 Y SUS ENMIENDAS Y BAJO LAS CONDICIONES QUE ESAS LEYES PRESCRIBEN EL "NATIONAL BANK OF NICARAGUA INCORPORATED". PAGARÁ A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR DE ESTE BILLETE VEINTE CÓRDOBAS.

SPECIMEN

HAMILTON BANK NOTE CO., NEW YORK

Translation:
National Bank of Nicaragua Incorporated
National Bank of Nicaragua
20

This note has been issued in accordance with the Law of March 20, 1912
and it's amendments. It will be received in payment of customs and taxies duties and will be legal and mandatory for the payment of debt within the Republic.

Worth for
Twenty Cordobas
In accordance with the Law of March 20, 1912 and it's amendments and under the conditions that these laws prescribe the "National bank of Nicaragua Incorporated". The bearer of this note will pay Twenty Cordobas on sight.

Specimen

Hamilton Bank Note Co., New York

Reverse

Olive-green in green underprint.
Coat of Arms at center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NATIONAL BANK OF NICARAGUA INCORPORATED
BANCO NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA

VEINTE CÓRDOBAS

HAMILTON BANK NOTE CO., NY

Translation:
National Bank of Nicaragua Incorporated
National Bank of Nicaragua

Twenty Cordobas

Hamilton Bank Note Co., NY

Printer

Hamilton Bank Note Company (HBNC), New York City, United States

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1912-Mar-20  P# 59a - Issued note
1912-Mar-20  P# 59s - Specimen

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 CórdobasPicture 1 of a sold 20 Córdobas
Katz
Auction 130
Lot 2473
Internet Archive
24 Jun 2024 Undetermined UNC USD 208.06
(EUR 180.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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