Nicaragua 1946 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is an early date of a type issued 1939, 1946, 1950-56, 1965 and 1972-74. Nicaragua, never prosperous, suffered severely in the earthquake of 1972 and the subsequent incompetent and corrupt response by the Somoza regime. In 1979, the Somozas were overthrown by the Sandinistas, an event which led to the notorious Iran-Contra affair.

Recorded mintage: 500,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 7.92 g, copper-nickel, 26 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM 19.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Flores, Luis H., Nicaragua: Its Coins, Paper Money, Medals and Tokens, Managua: La Prensa, 2002.
• Harris, Robert P., A Guide Book of Modern Latin American Coins, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishiing Co., 1966.
• Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.

Link to:

• 1939 50 centavos
• 1946 5 centavos
• 1956 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1946
• return to coins of Nicaragua