10 000 Córdobas Discovery of Nicaragua

Features

Issuer	Nicaragua
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Nicaragua (Banco Central de Nicaragua)
Period	Republic (1854-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1989
Value	10 000 Córdobas (10 000 NIC)
Currency	Second Córdoba (1988-1990)
Composition	Silver (.999)
Weight	20 g
Diameter	38 mm
Thickness	2.1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	30 April 1991
Number	N# 39669
References	KM# 64 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 67 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Discovery of Nicaragua

Obverse

The Nicaraguan coat of arms with the date below in a circle and a legend surrounding

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA
1989
AMERICA CENTRAL

Translation:
Republic of Nicaragua
Central America

Reverse

An anchored ship with a rowing boat approaching the shore, legend around and value below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CRISTOBAL COLON
10.000 CORDOBAS
DESCUBRIO NICARAGUA 1502

Translation:
Christopher Columbus
Nicaragua's Discovery 1502

Edge

Reeded

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Mint: Compañía Filatélica Mundial de Panamá (World Philatelic Company of Panama)

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1989			10 000							$ 96		Proof

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Actual silver weight: 0.642 oz

Current silver price: 68.13 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 57 Lot 894	19 Mar 2022	UNC	USD 49.60 (EUR 43.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	The Coinhouse Auctions Auction 25 Lot 887	18 Dec 2021	UNC	USD 34.60 (EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	The Coinhouse Auctions Auction 17 Lot 2355	19 Dec 2020	UNC	USD 34.60 (EUR 30.00) (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Aureo & Calicó Auction 356 Lot 3452	15 Dec 2020	UNC	USD 32.67 (EUR 28.32) (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Aureo & Calicó Auction 352 Lot 2921	20 Oct 2020	UNC	USD 27.22 (EUR 23.60) (incl. buyer's premium)
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