Five cents

Date: Year 1887.

Obverse:

Equilateral triangle framing a mountain range of five volcanoes between two oceans. A Phrygian cap illuminates the scene and a rainbow covers the mountains. Legend: REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE 1821.18.

Reverse:

Value surrounded by laurel wreath. Legend: REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE 1821.

Weight: 1.21 gr. - Diameter: 15 mm. - Axes: 6 h.

Described in: Krause, C. L. and Mishler, C., 1980: Standard Catalog of World Coins, Wisconsin, p. 1369, no. 7.

Published in: Bayo Fuentes, S., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 2010: "Catálogo. Collections", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 182.

Monetary Inventory Number: 7577.

Assignment. Julio Furgús Collection.