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

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1992

Issuing entity

Guatemala

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 type as Pick 80.

Obverse: General Orellana. Reverse: Bank building. The note was printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date). Demonetized: 6 January 1997. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
2

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Physical characteristics

Size
156 × 68 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper

Technical characteristics

Printer
Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date)
Currency
Quetzal (1925-date)
Demonetized
6 January 1997
Issuing bank
Bank of Guatemala

Design

Obverse
General Orellana
Reverse
Bank building

Identification

Value
1 Quetzal
Dates recorded
1992
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 80

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Research required
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P80
  • NumistaN# 215127

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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