{"title":"Nicaragua","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"nicaragua-set-polymer-unc-5-10-20-50-cordobas-p-209-p-210-2022-p-211-2014-p-new","title":"Nicaragua 3 pc set  POLYMER UNC 5 10 20 P-209 P-210 2022 P-219 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll polymer notes!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSet ontains one of each UNC uncirculated:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNicaragua 5 córdobas 2020 UNC P-219* TBB#516a. Polymer. Grey. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e89000\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e*according to banknote.ws\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommemorative issue: 60th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Nicaragua. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront: Central Bank. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack: Piedrecitas highway overpass.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNicaragua 10 córdobas 2022 P-209. Polymer. Green. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e77500\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront: Puerta Salvador Allende. Back: \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDancers of the Fiestas patronales de Managua.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNicaragua 20 córdobas 2022 P-210. Polymer. Orange. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e69700\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront: Moravian church in Laguna de Perlas. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack: Dancers of the Maya Ya festival\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499284070711,"sku":"NISET3PC-209-210-219-UNC","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57_7d35212b-c2d4-4738-80af-f6bf6bc59193.jpg?v=1767664052"},{"product_id":"nicaragua-3-pc-set-polymer-unc-5-10-20-p-209-p-210-2022-p-219-2020-copy","title":"Nicaragua P211a 50 córdobas 2014 UNC—POLYMER—purple—marimbas—dancers","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicaragua 50 córdobas 2014 UNC P-211a. Polymer. Purple. UNC uncirculated \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e10621\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e: Artisan Market, Masaya. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e: Folkloric Ballet dancers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindow\u003c\/strong\u003e: Marimbas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Marimbas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUV activity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51524963696951,"sku":"NI0211a0UNC","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/211o.jpg?v=1767664644"},{"product_id":"nicaragua-p-208a-10-cordobas-25-3-20142015-polymer-new-series-1","title":"Nicaragua P-209a 10 Córdobas 2014 Polymer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e: Port of \u003cstrong\u003ePuerto Salvador Allende\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eManagua\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eLa Vaquita (\u003c\/strong\u003ePatron Saint festival, \u003cstrong\u003eManagua\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51545166053687,"sku":"NI208aUNC","price":1.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/209ao_a477f95a-4fea-49bb-b7b9-f9909a2263ed.jpg?v=1768427761"},{"product_id":"nicaragua-p-164-1000000-cordobas-1990-unc-overprint-on-1000-cordobas","title":"Nicaragua P-164 1000000 Córdobas 1990 UNC—Overstamp on 1000—Sandino","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single variety — P-164; overprinted on the 1,000 Córdobas note (P-156)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overprint\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOverprint\u003c\/a\u003e — new denomination stamped over the original 1,000 Córdoba note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augusto_C%C3%A9sar_Sandino\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGeneral Augusto César Sandino\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBanco Central de Nicaragua\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scene of the \u003cstrong\u003eLiberation of 19 July 1979\u003c\/strong\u003e — the day \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandinista_National_Liberation_Front\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSandinista\u003c\/a\u003e forces entered Managua and overthrew \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anastasio_Somoza_Debayle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSomoza\u003c\/a\u003e; lettering: \u003cem\u003e19 DE JULIO DE 1979 \/ DÍA DE LA LIBERACIÓN\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Nicaragua\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBanco Central de Nicaragua\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e ND (1990)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — replaced by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicaraguan_c%C3%B3rdoba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGold Córdoba\u003c\/a\u003e (NIO) in 1990 at 1,000,000 to 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-164\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicaraguan_c%C3%B3rdoba#Second_c%C3%B3rdoba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSecond Córdoba\u003c\/a\u003e (NIC, 1988–1990)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Nicaragua\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Managua\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eManagua\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.1 million; metro ~1.5 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~7.0 million (UN 2023) — similar to Bulgaria or Washington State\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130,373 km² (50,337 mi²) — largest country in Central America; similar to Greece or Alabama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$6,500 USD (IMF 2024) — ranks ~150th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee, beef, gold, sugar, peanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honduras\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHonduras\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCosta Rica\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpanish\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-Columbian: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_peoples_of_Nicaragua\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChorotega, Nicarao, and other indigenous peoples\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpanish colonial rule\u003c\/a\u003e (1524–1821)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Republic_of_Central_America\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederal Republic of Central America\u003c\/a\u003e (1821–1838)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Nicaragua (1838–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Somoza_family\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSomoza dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e (1936–1979) — US-backed authoritarian rule for 43 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandinista_National_Liberation_Front\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSandinista government\u003c\/a\u003e (1979–1990) — \u003cstrong\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElected governments (1990–2006)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Ortega\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOrtega\u003c\/a\u003e presidency (2007–date) — increasingly authoritarian; widely criticized for human rights abuses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNicaragua Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicaraguan_c%C3%B3rdoba#Second_c%C3%B3rdoba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSecond Córdoba\u003c\/a\u003e lasted just two years — 1988 to 1990. It replaced the First Córdoba at a rate of 1,000 to 1, then itself collapsed so completely that it was replaced by the Gold Córdoba at \u003cstrong\u003e1,000,000 to 1\u003c\/strong\u003e. This note — a 1,000,000 Córdoba overprint on a 1,000 Córdoba base note — is a physical artifact of that collapse: the government literally stamped a new denomination over the old one rather than printing fresh notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augusto_C%C3%A9sar_Sandino\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAugusto César Sandino\u003c\/a\u003e on the front was assassinated in 1934 by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Guard_(Nicaragua)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational Guard\u003c\/a\u003e on orders from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anastasio_Somoza_Garc%C3%ADa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnastasio Somoza García\u003c\/a\u003e — the man who then founded the dynasty the Sandinistas overthrew 45 years later. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sandinistas named themselves after the man their enemies murdered.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene on the reverse — the Liberation of 19 July 1979 — depicts the moment Sandinista columns entered \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Managua\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eManagua\u003c\/a\u003e after Somoza fled to Miami. It was one of the most celebrated revolutionary moments in Latin American history. \u003cstrong\u003eBy the time this overprinted note was issued in 1990, the Sandinistas had just lost the election and were handing over power.\u003c\/strong\u003e The note commemorates their greatest triumph and was printed in their final months in office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Stamp Over a Collapsing Currency\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe overprint technique tells the whole story. \u003cstrong\u003eWhen inflation moves faster than printing presses, you don’t reprint — you stamp.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Nicaraguan government took existing 1,000 Córdoba notes and overprinted “1,000,000” on them, multiplying the face value by 1,000 without issuing new paper. It was a practical solution to an impossible situation: the Second Córdoba had lost 99.9% of its value in two years. The overprint is the scar tissue of hyperinflation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSandino, the Man Who Became a Movement\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augusto_C%C3%A9sar_Sandino\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAugusto César Sandino\u003c\/a\u003e (1895–1934) led a guerrilla campaign against \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_occupation_of_Nicaragua\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUS military occupation of Nicaragua\u003c\/a\u003e from 1927 to 1933 — \u003cstrong\u003eone of the first successful anti-imperialist insurgencies in Latin American history\u003c\/strong\u003e. He was never defeated militarily. When the Americans left, he agreed to peace talks and was invited to dinner by the new government. He was ambushed and shot on the way home. His killer’s family ran Nicaragua for the next four decades. The movement that eventually overthrew them took his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Document of Revolution and Collapse\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P-164 is one of the most historically layered banknotes in the Americas: \u003cstrong\u003ea martyred guerrilla leader on the front, a revolutionary triumph on the back, a hyperinflationary overprint across the face, and a currency that ceased to exist within months of issue.\u003c\/strong\u003e In UNC condition, the overprint is crisp and the base note still sharp beneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe stamp says one million. The economy said it was worth less than a cent.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51596593266999,"sku":"NI164UNC","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/164o_9d80b2f2-aca6-476b-af39-86f3455a14ea.jpg?v=1775491918"}],"url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/collections\/nicaragua.oembed","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}