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1 Quetzal
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1993-1995 |
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| In circulation to | 6 January 1997 |
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| Signature(s) | 1993 - Willy Zapata Sagastume and Federico Linares 1994 - Willy Zapata Sagastume and Federico Linares 1995 - Willy Zapata Sagastume and Federico Linares |
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| Protection description | General José María Orellana's portrait, visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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| Comments |
The Banco de Guatemala's long reliance on the Canadian Bank Note Company dates to mid-century and reflects a broader regional pattern — several Central American central banks contracted with Ottawa-based security printers precisely because domestic facilities couldn't meet anti-counterfeiting standards. By the early 1990s, Guatemala was still importing its lowest denomination note from Canada, a practical choice given the quetzal's chronic inflation pressure during that decade and the corresponding high-volume print runs required to keep 1-quetzal notes in circulation.
The consistent signature pairing of Zapata Sagastume and Linares across all three years suggests unusual stability at the top of the central bank during a period when Guatemala was navigating its slow exit from decades of military-influenced governance.