Nicaragua 1956 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is from a type struck 1939, 1946, 1950-56 for Nicaragua and is common in all grades. It superseded a silver type (KM 14) now scarce. The late twenties marked a period of anarchy for Nicaragua, ending in the early thirties when the U.S. connived at the takeover of power by Somoza.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 4 g, copper-nickel, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 17.1.

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:

• 1952 10 centavos
• 1956 25 centavos
• 1956 50 centavos
• 1962 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1956
• return to coins of Nicaragua