Nicaragua 1954 5 centavos
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This specimen is from a type struck 1946-56 for Nicaragua, and was superseded by a very similar design issued 1963-65 with different edge lettering. All dates are common. In 1967, the brutal and corrupt Luis Somoza died of a heart attack and was succeeded by his brutal, corrupt and incompetent brother, Anastasio, with baleful consequences for Nicaragua.
Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.
Specification: copper-nickel, lettered edge, medal rotation.
Catalog reference: KM 24.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Link to:
- 1946 5 centavos
- 1962 10 centavos
- 1964 5 centavos
- Coins and currency dated 1954
- return to coins of Nicaragua
