10 Centavos de Córdoba, National Bank of Nicaragua, Nicaragua, 1938 (Pick 79)

This 10 Centavos de Córdoba note was issued in Nicaragua by the National Bank of Nicaragua, dated 1938. It belongs to the First Córdoba (1912-1987) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1854-date). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 79.

Obverse: Black on green underprint. Portrait Liberty at left. Its lettering reads “NATIONAL BANK OF NICARAGUA INCORPORATED / BANCO NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA / 10 / ESTE BILLETE HA SIDO EMITIDO DE CONFORMIDAD COM LA LEY DE 20 DE MARZO DE 1912 Y SUS ENMIENDAS. SERA RECIBIDO EN PAGO DE LOS DERECHOS ADUANEROS Y FISCALES Y SERÁ DE CURSO LEGAL Y OBLIGATORIO PARA EL PAGO DE DEUDAS DENTRO DE LA REPUBLICA. / VALE POR DIEZ CENTAVOS DE CÓRDOBA / DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA LEY DE 20 DE MARZO DE 1912”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Bank of Nicaragua Incorporated National Bank of Nicaragua 10 This note has been issued in accordance with the Law of March 20, 1912 and it's amendments. It will be received in payment of customs and taxies duties and will be legal and mandat”.

Reverse: Green. Coat of Arms at center. Its lettering reads “NATIONAL BANK OF NICARAGUA INCORPORATED / BANCO NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA / 10 CENTAVOS / DIEZ CENTAVOS DE CÓRDOBA / HAMILTON BANK NOTE - NEW YORK”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Bank of Nicaragua Incorporated National Bank of Nicaragua 10 Cents Ten cents of Cordoba Hamilton Bank Note - New York”. The note was printed by Hamilton Bank Note Company (HBNC), New York City, United States. Demonetized: Yes.

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.