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Nicaraguan peso

Nicaraguan peso: a historical unit of account.

Dates in use
Introduction and ending not established
Ancestry branch
Spanish real / peso

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Nicaraguan peso: documented and qualified family connections PREDECESSORS THIS CURRENCY SUCCESSORS Spanish real / peso de a ochoSpanish real / peso de a ocho 1821–1878 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1821–1878 Nicaraguan córdoba — 1912 unit, including 1988 scaleNicaraguan córdoba 1913 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1913 Nicaraguan pesoNicaraguan peso Currency history

The story

The córdoba succeeded Nicaragua’s peso-denominated treasury currency under the 1912 law, circulating in 1913. [1]

National centavo issue represented one hundredth of the already used peso unit of account. [2]

Nicaragua converts laws, contracts, fees, fines and unspecified-money obligations from pesos to córdobas at 1250:100. [3]

Sources and evidence

  1. Banco Central de Nicaragua · Reseña histórica de la moneda nacional C997 ↗
  2. Banco Central de Nicaragua · Reseña Histórica de la Moneda Nacional C1523 ↗
  3. Nicaraguan legislature · Ley de reducción proporcional del peso a córdoba en contratos, negocios u obligaciones, 13 March 1913 C1662 ↗

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“Nicaraguan peso.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v43. https://family-tree-money-atlas.bob123444.chatgpt.site/currency/FTM000078.html

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