Catalog
1 Quetzal
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Size | 156 × 67 mm |
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| Reverse description | Green intaglio print overall. The central vignette presents the Banco de Guatemala headquarters building in Guatemala City, set against a mountain backdrop. To the left stands a tall stela with Maya glyphs, identified as 'LA STELA', and to the right a circular Maya calendar medallion. The legend 'BANCO DE GUATEMALA' runs across the top, with 'UN QUETZAL' at upper right and the denomination numeral '1' at lower right within a decorative cartouche. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE GUATEMALA UN QUETZAL LA STELA SEDE DEL BANCO |
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Harrison & Sons lost the Banco de Guatemala contract not long before the firm itself closed in 1997, making the mid-1990s issues among the last produced under that relationship. The company had printed Guatemalan notes for decades, and the P#97 falls near the end of that run.
The 1 Quetzal denomination has historically seen heavy circulation in Guatemala's largely cash-dependent rural economy, which means worn examples of this series are far more common than sound ones.