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Issuing authority

Guatemala

Central American republic issuing quetzal coinage and notes.

Kind
republic
Region
Central America, North America
Recorded period
1821 – present

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

Published entries

9

Individual types and documented families

With photographs

100%

9 with a credited real-object photo

Dated span

1828 – 2008

9 entries with their own date

Verified or well documented

0

Highest two confidence levels

Sorted by date, earliest first.

2 Escudos, Guatemala, 1828

National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

modern coins

2 Escudos, Guatemala, 1828

1828

Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.NU48949), dated 1828, place made: Guatemala. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: Banco de Guatemala. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method).

Documented

Partial type record

Resplendent Quetzal - Inscription "CORREOS DE GUATEMALA" issue, Guatemala, 1879

Government of Guatemala, via Wikimedia Commons

stamps

Resplendent Quetzal - Inscription "CORREOS DE GUATEMALA" issue, Guatemala, 1879

1879

The Resplendent Quetzal - Inscription "CORREOS DE GUATEMALA" issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by Guatemala in 1879. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 15, 16), printed in 2 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: ¼R brown/green; 1R black/green. Catalo…

Documented

Partial type record

Double real from Guatemala, 1894

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Double real from Guatemala, 1894

1894

Silver coin. Obverse: woman facing left, leaning on a column with scales in her left hand and a cornucopia in her right. In the exergue value indication. Reverse: on two tied branches two crossed broadswords and rifles. On top a scroll with text, surmounted by a bird. Fineness indication and date at the bottom. Mill…

Documented

Partial type record

10 Quetzales, Central Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, 1929–1935 (Pick 12)

Bank Note Museum via Numista

banknotes

10 Quetzales, Central Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, 1929–1935 (Pick 12)

1929-1935

This 10 Quetzales note was issued in Guatemala by the Central Bank of Guatemala, with dates recorded from 1929–1935. It belongs to the Quetzal (1925-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1841-date). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money…

Documented

Partial type record

1 Quetzal, Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, 1948–1958 (Pick 24)

CGB via Numista

banknotes

1 Quetzal, Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, 1948–1958 (Pick 24)

1948-1958

This 1 Quetzal note was issued in Guatemala by the Bank of Guatemala, with dates recorded from 1948–1958. It belongs to the Quetzal (1925-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1841-date). It measures 156 × 67 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World…

Documented

Partial type record

1 Quetzal, Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, 1972–1983 (Pick 59)

padaveldar via Numista

banknotes

1 Quetzal, Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, 1972–1983 (Pick 59)

1972-1983

This 1 Quetzal note was issued in Guatemala by the Bank of Guatemala, with dates recorded from 1972–1983. It belongs to the Quetzal (1925-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1841-date). It measures 156 × 67 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World…

Documented

Partial type record

1 Quetzal, Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, 1992 (Pick 80)

Bank Note Museum via Numista

banknotes

1 Quetzal, Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, 1992 (Pick 80)

1992

This 1 Quetzal note was issued in Guatemala by the Bank of Guatemala, dated 1992. It belongs to the Quetzal (1925-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1841-date). It measures 156 × 68 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the t…

Documented

Partial type record

5 Quetzales, Guatemala, 1998 (Pick 100)

padaveldar via Numista

banknotes

5 Quetzales, Guatemala, 1998 (Pick 100)

1998

This 5 Quetzales note was issued in Guatemala, dated 1998. It belongs to the Quetzal (1925-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1841-date). It measures 156 × 68 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 100. Obver…

Documented

Partial type record

1 Quetzal, Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, 2008–2012 (Pick 115)

hex7ech via Numista

banknotes

1 Quetzal, Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, 2008–2012 (Pick 115)

2008-2012

This 1 Quetzal note was issued in Guatemala by the Bank of Guatemala, with dates recorded from 2008–2012. It belongs to the Quetzal (1925-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1841-date). It measures 156 × 68 mm and is printed on polymer. The Standard Catalog of Wor…

Documented

Partial type record

Entries by catalogue category

  • Banknotes6
  • Modern World Coins2
  • Postage Stamps1

Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.

Dated entries by century

  • 19th century3
  • 20th century5
  • 21st century1

Only the 9 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.

Materials recorded in the physical descriptions

  • Paper5
  • Gold1
  • Polymer1
  • Silver1

An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.

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