NICARAGUA NATIONAL BANK OF NICARAGUA 100 CORDOBAS SPECIMEN 1939 SERIES PICK 69s For Sale

The note has been professionally authenticated, graded, and encapsulated by Paper Money Guaranty — PMG as:

The EPQ designation — Exceptional Paper Quality recognizes the note’s original paper quality and overall integrity.

PMG identifies this piece as a Remainder, cataloged as Pick 69s.

A remainder is an unissued banknote originating from the original printing stock that was not completed for normal circulation. Such notes are generally distinguished by the absence of issued serial numbers, signatures, or other final validation elements.

This example displays:

• Blank serial-number fields.
• No handwritten or printed validating signatures.
• Original cancellation punches.
• Original colored security planchettes.
• Full ABNC-printed banknote design.
• Strong, vivid printing on both sides.

These characteristics make it an important surviving artifact of Nicaragua’s historic banknote-production and issuance process.

The obverse is printed in striking red, rose, orange, blue, and yellow tones.

At the right is a finely engraved seated classical female allegory accompanied by architectural and industrial elements. The large ornamental denomination panel appears at the left, surrounded by complex guilloché patterns and intricate security engraving.

The inscriptions include:

• Banco Nacional de Nicaragua
• National Bank of Nicaragua Incorporated
• Cien Córdobas
• Serie de 1939

The reverse is printed in an elegant olive-brown tone and features the historic coat of arms of Nicaragua at the center. The national emblem depicts five volcanoes beneath a radiant triangle and is surrounded by the inscription:

REPÚBLICA DE NICARAGUA — AMÉRICA CENTRAL

Large denomination panels bearing the number 100 flank the central emblem. Ornamental scrollwork, classical masks, and finely engraved security patterns complete the reverse design.

The imprint of the American Bank Note Company appears along the lower border.

• Country: Nicaragua
• Issuing authority: Banco Nacional de Nicaragua
• Denomination: 100 Córdobas
• Series: 1939
• Catalog number: Pick #69s
• Type: Remainder banknote
• Printer: American Bank Note Company — ABNC
• Certification: PMG
• Grade: PMG 58 EPQ
• Grade designation: Choice About Uncirculated
• Paper designation: Exceptional Paper Quality
• Certification number:8022094-001
• Serial number: Unnumbered
• Signatures: Unsigned
• Cancellation: Punched cancellations
• Security feature: Colored security planchettes
• Obverse colors: Red, rose, orange, blue, and yellow
• Reverse color: Olive-brown

The 100 Córdobas represented a major denomination within Nicaragua’s monetary system and is particularly impressive in its large-format American Bank Note Company presentation.

As a remainder, this piece offers collectors an opportunity to study a banknote in its pre-issuance state. Its absence of serial numbers and validating signatures preserves evidence of the final stages through which printed notes passed before being officially authorized for circulation.

The combination of:

• High denomination.
• Classic ABNC engraving.
• Unissued remainder status.
• Historic Nicaraguan national symbolism.
• Colored security planchettes.
• PMG 58 EPQ certification.

makes this an excellent acquisition for an advanced collection of:

• Nicaraguan paper money.
• Central American banknotes.
• Latin American currency.
• American Bank Note Company issues.
• Remainders and unissued notes.
• Certified world paper money.

The buyer will receive the exact PMG-certified banknote shown in the photographs.

Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an integral part of the description. The note remains securely encapsulated in its original PMG holder.

It will be carefully packaged to protect both the banknote and the PMG certification holder during shipment.