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0.50 Quetzal
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1972-1983 |
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| Currency | Quetzal (1925-date) |
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| Obverse description | At centre-right, an intaglio vignette of Tecun Uman, the K'iche' Maya warrior and national hero of Guatemala, rendered as a sculptural bust in elaborate ceremonial headdress. A resplendent quetzal bird in flight appears to the left of centre against a radiant guilloche underprint in green. Three signature lines appear at the lower centre, with the authorization date printed at the lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE GUATEMALA CINCUENTA CENTAVOS DE QUETZAL TEMPLO I, TIKAL THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED (Translation: Bank of Guatemala, Fifty Centavos of a Quetzal, Temple I, Tikal) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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