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Nicaragua’s forth type of stamps was issued in 1891.It It is issued in honour of the Goddess of Plenty. In ancient Roman religion, Ops or Opis (Latin: “Plenty”) was a fertility deity and earth goddess of Sabine origin. Her equivalent in Greek mythology was Rhea. A total of ten stamps were issued with this motif. Today’s stamp has a face value of two centavos. The CV is less than 1 $.