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Córdoba oro: research record

Evidence coverage: 1990–1991. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Currency continuity

Córdoba oro

NIO · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Current currency in the inherited endpoint register.
Dated observations: 1990–1991; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Monetary history 2 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

30 April 1991: sole legal currencyOld currency withdrawal

The issuer's historical table says that from 30 April 1991 the córdoba replaced the old córdobas and became sole legal currency.

C497
1990–1991Currency replacement

The córdoba oro supplemented and then replaced the 1988 córdoba. Introduced as an account unit and later cash in 1990; floated against the prior córdoba until March 1991. No constant transition ratio asserted.

C1000
Evidence & research notes 2 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C497

The issuer's historical table says that from 30 April 1991 the córdoba replaced the old córdobas and became sole legal currency.

Banco Central de Nicaragua · Tipo de cambio oficial 1991 Citation S232 · Open source ↗

One-page table, note beneath averages, dated 1 March 2001

Supported C1000

The córdoba oro supplemented and then replaced the 1988 córdoba. Introduced as an account unit and later cash in 1990; floated against the prior córdoba until March 1991. No constant transition ratio asserted.

Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 · Open source ↗

Prior inspected evidence retained; see claim-specific locator

Source access and limitations

Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.

Only selected country milestones used.

Banco Central de Nicaragua · Reseña histórica de la moneda nacional Citation S476 · Open source ↗

1878–1879 peso issues; 1912 law and 1913 circulation; 1988 and 1990 reforms

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