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1 Quetzal
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1983-1989 |
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| Value | 1 Quetzal (1 GTQ) |
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| Obverse description | At right, an intaglio portrait of General José María Orellana in military uniform, his name inscribed below in small capitals. The left field carries a vignette of the resplendent quetzal bird in flight above a small Mayan figure, flanking a central guilloche numeral '1' with a multicolour rosette underprint. Three manuscript signatures of the Gerente, Presidente, and Jefe de la Contraloria de Cuentas appear across the lower centre, with the authorization date printed vertically along the right margin. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents the Banco de Guatemala headquarters building in fine intaglio line engraving, its modernist facade ornamented with Maya-inspired relief panels, captioned 'EDIFICIO DEL BANCO DE GUATEMALA' below. A ceiba tree motif rendered in orange-brown tones occupies the left field against a teal guilloche underprint, while a Mayan deity figure fills the right border panel. The printer's imprint 'GIESECKE & DEVRIENT MUNICH' appears at lower left, with the denomination legend 'UN QUETZAL' in bold letterpress below the central vignette. |
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| Protection description | Watermark composed of the text 'Banco de Guatemala' in large lettering at centre, with a portrait of the Maya warrior Tecun Uman visible in the left watermark panel. |
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