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1 Quetzal Maya K'iche'
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Guatemalan coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring the resplendent quetzal bird perched before crossed rifles and swords, with a laurel wreath and a scroll inscribed with the date of independence. The national legend arcs across the upper periphery, with the denomination indicated at the bottom. Surrounding the central design are nine additional arms representing the other nations participating in the 10th Ibero-American Series. The overall composition is rendered in finely detailed relief within a polished field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Maya K'iche' are the largest indigenous group in Guatemala, numbering over a million speakers of K'iche' today and historically centered in the western highlands around Quetzaltenango. This coin was issued as part of Guatemala's broader numismatic program celebrating indigenous peoples and pre-Columbian heritage — a program that runs alongside persistent political tensions over land rights and constitutional recognition of Maya communities that remained unresolved well past this coin's minting date.