Catalog
1 Quetzal
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 1 Quetzal (1 GTQ) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of General José María Orellana in military uniform at right, set against a green and pink guilloche underprint with a large numeral '1' at centre within a rosette vignette. A quetzal bird perches at left amid ornamental scrollwork, with the serial number printed twice in black. Bank title and country inscription run across the top border. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Banco de Guatemala headquarters building in Guatemala City, rendered in intaglio against a light green guilloche background, with a mountain range visible behind it. To the left stands the Stela of La Libertad, an elaborately carved Maya monument. A Mayan calendar disc appears as a watermark-style underprint at right, flanked by decorative borders. |
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| Protection description | General Orellana's portrait visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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