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1/2 Quetzal 1955/56
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1955-1956 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 1/2 Banco de Guatemala 1/2 Guatemala Centro America Cincuenta Centavos De Quetzal Autorización de 5 Enero 1955 1/2 Ermita Del Cerrito del Carmen 1/2 Presidente Gerente Presidente Del Tribunal Y.C. De CTAS (Translation: 1/2 Bank of Guatemala 1/2 50 Centavos of a Quetzal Guatemala Central America Authorization 5 January 1955 1/2 Hermitage of Cerrito del Carmen 1/2 President Manager Chief Justice Y.C. From CTAS) |
| Reverse description | Monochrome brown intaglio design with a central vignette of two indigenous Mayan figures in traditional dress at the Chichicastenango market, one standing and one kneeling beside large pottery vessels, with a townscape in the background. Flanking the central scene are two symmetrical guilloche panels each bearing a '1/2' denomination numeral within an ornate lathe-work frame. The denomination legend runs along the lower border, with the printer's imprint at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | Banco de Guatemala Cincuenta Centavos De Quetzal Paisaje de Chichicastenango (Translation: Bank of Guatemala Fifty Centavos of a Quetzal Landscape of Chichicastenango) |
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