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1/2 Real
| Issuer | Republic of Guatemala |
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| Year | 1900-1901 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Guatemalan national arms occupy the central field, depicting a scroll inscribed with the independence date '15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821' surmounted by a quetzal bird perched atop the scroll. Two crossed rifles and two crossed swords flank the scroll, while a wreath of laurel and olive branches frames the entire device. The mint year appears in the lower exergue. The coin's border is defined by a raised rim with a fine dentilated inner edge. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guatemala's shift to copper-nickel for small coinage in this period followed the collapse of the quetzal's silver backing during the chronic fiscal instability of the Reyna Barrios and early Estrada Cabrera governments. The 1/2 real in this alloy had a short run — production ceased after 1901 — making the two-year window the entirety of the type's existence.