前: 徽章 (circular emblem of a raising sun with 28 rays
behind 5 volcanos (old union member states, Guatemala,
El Savador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica)
铭文: (above, motto) EN DIOS CONFIAMOS
(translation: In God we trust)
(left/right, spacers/dots) •
(below, value) 5 CENTAVOS DE CORDOBA
背面: Bust of city founder Francisco Hernández
de Córdoba (front-left)
* c. 1475 † 1526 inside circle
铭文: (国名) REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA
(bottom-left/right, spacers/5-pointed stars) ☆ ☆
(底部,年份) 1962, 1964 或者 1965
边缘: PiT - Plain with incuse text: B.C.N