Nicaraguan ten-cordoba note
Encyclopedia
This series 2002 note is Green
. On the obverse is Miguel Larreynaga
and on the reverse is Islets of Granada
.
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
. On the obverse is Miguel Larreynaga
Miguel Larreynaga
Miguel Jerónimo Larreinaga y Silva was a Nicaraguan philosopher, humanist, lawyer and poet. He was one of the people who traveled to Spain in 1818 to ask for independence of the Central American Republic, which was granted to Nicaragua and four other counties in 1821...
and on the reverse is Islets of Granada
Islets of Granada
The islets of Granada are located in Lake Nicaragua, just southeast of the city of Granada in Nicaragua. The islets are a group of 365 small islands scattered about the Asese peninsula. The islets are of volcanic origin, they were formed when the Mombacho volcano blew most of its cone into the...
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