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Encyclopedia > Cordoba Oro

The córdoba (ISO 4217 code: NIO) is the national currency of Nicaragua. It is divided into 100 centavos. ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ...

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History

The córdoba was introduced on March 20, 1912. It replaced the peso at a rate of 12½ pesos = 1 córdoba and was initially equal to the US dollar. It was named after the founder of Nicaragua, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The peso was the currency of Nicaragua between 1878 and 1912. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (died 1526) is usually reputed as the founder of Nicaragua, and in fact he founded two important Nicaraguan cities, Granada and León. ...


In 1988, the "new córdoba" (nueva córdoba) was introduced equal to 1000 "old" córdobas. In 1991 the córdoba oro was introduced, worth 5 million "new córdobas". 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Denominations

Coins

  • 5 centavos
  • 10 centavos
  • 25 centavos
  • 50 centavos
  • 1 córdoba
  • 2 córdobas
  • 5 córdobas

Banknotes

  • 10 córdobas
  • 20 córdobas
  • 50 córdobas
  • 100 córdobas
  • 500 córdobas

Exchange rates

Historical

  • USD 1 = 17.1754 córdobas (January 13, 2006); 16.300 córdobas (April 2005); 15.5515 córdobas (December 2003)
  • EUR 1 = 19.910 córdobas (January 2006); 21.361 córdobas (April 2005); 19.6462 córdobas (December 2003)

The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The euro (symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ...

Current NIO exchange rates

AUD | CAD | EUR | GBP | INR | NZD | USD



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Currencies of The Americas
North  Bermuda dollar | Canadian dollar | Danish krone (Greenland) | Euro (Saint-Pierre et Miquelon) | Mexican peso | US dollar
Central  Belize dollar | Costa Rican colón | Guatemalan quetzal | Honduran lempira | Nicaraguan córdoba | Panamanian balboa | US dollar (El Salvador)
Caribbean  Aruban florin | Bahamian dollar | Barbados dollar | Cayman Islands dollar | Cuban peso | Cuban convertible peso | Dominican peso | East Caribbean dollar | Euro (Guadeloupe, Martinique) | Haitian gourde | Jamaican dollar | Netherlands Antillean gulden | Trinidad and Tobago dollar | US dollar (British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands)
South  Argentine peso | Bolivian boliviano | Brazilian real | Chilean peso | Colombian peso | Euro (French Guiana) | Falkland Islands pound | Guyanese dollar | Paraguayan guaraní | Peruvian nuevo sol | Suriname dollar | US dollar (Ecuador) | Uruguayan peso | Venezuelan bolívar

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National motto: Dios, Unión, Libertad (Spanish: God, Union, Liberty) Official language Spanish Capital San Salvador Capitals coordinates 13°40′N 89°10′W Largest City San Salvador President Antonio Saca Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 149th 21,040 km² 1. ... The Aruban florin is the official currency of Aruba. ... The Bahamian dollar (B$; ISO 4217 code BSD) is the national currency of The Bahamas. ... The Barbados dollar – currency symbol $ or Bds$ – is the national unit of currency of Barbados. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Cayman Islands dollar. ... A Cuban 3-Peso bill depicting Che Guevara. ... The Cuban convertible peso (ISO 4217 code: CUC) is one of two official currencies in Cuba. ... The peso oro is the base currency of the Dominican Republic. ... The East Caribbean dollar is the currency of eight political states in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. ... The euro (symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ... The gourde is the currency of Haiti. ... The dollar (ISO 4217 code: JMD) is the currency of Jamaica. ... The gulden is the unit of currency in the Netherlands Antilles. ... The dollar (ISO 4217 code: TTD; also TT$) is the currency of Trinidad and Tobago. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... The Argentine peso (originally established as the nuevo peso argentino or peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina. ... The boliviano (ISO 4217 code: BOB) is the currency of Bolivia. ... The real (symbol: R$, ISO 4217 code: BRL, plural: reais) is the currency of Brazil. ... Chilean notes currently in circulation: 1,000; 2,000; 5,000; 10,000; 20,000 pesos The peso is the currency of Chile. ... The peso is the currency of Colombia. ... The euro (symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ... French Guiana (French: Guyane française, officially Guyane) is an overseas département (département doutre-mer, or DOM) of France, located on the Caribbean coast of South America and part of Caribbean South America. ... The Falkland Islands issue their own currency, the pound. ... The dollar is the national currency of Guyana. ... The guaraní (plural: guaraníes; ISO 4217 code PYG) is the national currency unit of Paraguay. ... The sol (plural: soles) (S/.) is the monetary unit (currency) of Peru. ... The Suriname dollar was introduced on January 1, 2004, with one dollar valued at 1000 Suriname guilders. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... 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References

Banco Central de Nicaragua: Billetes y Monedas en Circulación



 
 

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