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1 Quetzal Independence
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 27 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a full-color circular central design depicting a monumental statue of Atanasio Tzul, the indigenous leader and hero of Guatemalan independence, shown standing in three-quarter view draped in traditional attire against a colored sky-blue background. The denomination 1 Quetzal appears to the right of the figure within the colored field, while the inscription ATANASIO TZUL LÍDER INDÍGENA is engraved vertically to the left of the statue. A wide polished black border surrounds the colored central medallion, carrying the legend BICENTENARIO DE LA INDEPENDENCIA DE GUATEMALA along the upper arc and the commemorative dates 1821-2021 at the base, all framed by a beaded border. |
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Guatemala's quetzal takes its name from the resplendent quetzal bird, which the Maya considered sacred — and whose tail feathers served as currency in pre-Columbian trade networks across Mesoamerica. The monetary unit itself was introduced in 1925 under President José María Orellana, replacing the peso at par with the US dollar, a rate that held for decades before breaking in the 1980s.
KM#298 commemorates Guatemalan independence from Spain, declared September 15, 1821 — a date shared by four other Central American nations simultaneously, since the Act of Independence was signed collectively in Guatemala City.