KM#280 is part of a Guatemalan commemorative silver program from the early 1990s that drew on the country's endemic fauna rather than the national currency's eponymous bird. The pavo de cacho — Oreophasis derbianus, the horned guan — is a cloud forest species found only in the volcanic highlands straddling Guatemala and Chiapas, and by 1994 was already classified as endangered due to habitat loss and hunting pressure.
Struck in .925 silver at 27 grams, this issue aligns with the standard specifications adopted by the Banco de Guatemala for collector issues of the period — pieces intended for international wildlife conservation coin programs rather than domestic circulation.
KM#280 is part of a Guatemalan commemorative silver program from the early 1990s that drew on the country's endemic fauna rather than the national currency's eponymous bird. The pavo de cacho — Oreophasis derbianus, the horned guan — is a cloud forest species found only in the volcanic highlands straddling Guatemala and Chiapas, and by 1994 was already classified as endangered due to habitat loss and hunting pressure.
Struck in .925 silver at 27 grams, this issue aligns with the standard specifications adopted by the Banco de Guatemala for collector issues of the period — pieces intended for international wildlife conservation coin programs rather than domestic circulation.