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1 Quetzal - 100 Years of the Quetzal Currency
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | Quetzal (1925-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE GUATEMALA GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMÉRICA CIEN AÑOS DE LA UNIDAD MONETARIA QUETZAL 1924 2024 UN SIGLO ACOMPAÑANDO A UNA NACIÓN GENERAL JOSÉ MARÍA ORELLANA PRESIDENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA, 1921-1926, EN CUYO GOBIERNO FUE CREADA LA MONEDA QUETZAL GERENTE GENERAL PRESIDENTE APROBACIÓN 15 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2023 UN QUETZAL |
| Reverse description | The reverse, printed in tones of green on polymer, presents an intaglio architectural vignette of the Banco de Guatemala headquarters building at left, rendered with fine line engraving against a guilloche underprint with latent geometric patterns. To the right, the commemorative inscription 'CIEN AÑOS DE LA UNIDAD MONETARIA QUETZAL' appears in bold letterpress alongside a small optical variable device and a Maya glyph ornament in relief. The Guatemalan flag vignette and the slogan 'UN SIGLO ACOMPAÑANDO A UNA NACIÓN' are placed at lower right, with the issuer's name and domicile repeated at the top. |
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Guatemala's quetzal turns 100 in 2024 — it was introduced in 1925 under the monetary reforms of President José María Orellana, replacing the peso at par and named after the national bird already embedded in the country's coat of arms and coinage tradition. Banco de Guatemala commissioned this commemorative issue specifically for the centenary, making it one of the few Latin American central banks to mark a currency anniversary with a dedicated polymer release rather than a simple overprint on an existing series.
G+D's polymer substrate here carries a full security rework relative to the standard circulating quetzal series. The centenary date gives this note a fixed collector window — it will not be reprinted.