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2 Centavos Pattern strike
| Issuer | Nicaragua |
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| Year | 1887 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Nicaraguan national coat of arms, featuring an equilateral triangle enclosing five volcanic peaks rising from the sea, surmounted by a Phrygian cap radiating rays of light, flanked by five national flags and encircled by a wreath. The legend REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA arcs along the upper periphery, while the independence date 15 DE SETIEMBRE DE 1821 curves along the lower periphery. The whole is bordered by a beaded inner circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA 15 DE SETIEMBRE DE 1821 (Translation: Republic of Nicaragua 15th Sep 1821) |
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Nicaragua's 1887 copper pattern series was produced in anticipation of a coinage reform that never fully materialized on schedule. The KM#Pn3 designation places this among a small cluster of pattern issues from that year, struck most likely at a European facility — probably Heaton's Birmingham mint, which handled much of Central America's coinage during this period — as sample pieces for government approval.
Patterns of this type rarely entered the hands of more than a few treasury officials.