Nicaragua issues 10- and 20-córdoba polymer notes (B497a and B498a)

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On 15 May 2009, the Central Bank of Nicaragua introduced new 10- and 20-córdoba banknotes. Printed on polymer, the new notes cost 30 percent more to manufacture than paper notes, but the president of the BCN, Antenor Rosales Bolaños, assured the public that they are impermeable, hygienic, and last up to four times as long.

 

B497 (P201): 10 córdobas (US$0.30)

Green and light blue. Front: Spanish text; Fortress of the Immaculate Conception on southern bank of the San Juan River in El Castillo (Castillo Inmaculada Concepción). Back: Spanish text; coat of arms; adobe farm house with tiled roof on site of National War battle in 1856 (Casa Hacienda San Jacinto in Managua). Simulated security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (Giesecke & Devrient). 131 x 67 mm. Polymer.

a. 12 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2007.
Sig. 23: Rosales.
See-through window with embossed 10.
Prefix A/1. Intro: 15.05.2009.

B498 (P202): 20 córdobas (US$0.65)

Yellow and brown. Front: Spanish text; girl pounding grain; typical house on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. Back: Spanish text; coat of arms; five women dancing around maypole (palo de Mayo). Simulated security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (Giesecke & Devrient). 136 x 67 mm. Polymer.

a. 12 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2007.
Sig. 23: Rosales.
See-through window with embossed 20.
Prefix A/1. Intro: 15.05.2009. 

Denominations of 100 and 200 córdobas will be issued shortly, with 50- and 500-córdoba notes to follow. Of these, the 200-córdoba note will also be polymer, with the other denominations printed on paper.

Courtesy of Oscar Fonseca, Thomas Krause, and Gustavo Rios.

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