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1 Real Pattern strike
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The Guatemalan national coat of arms rendered in low relief at center, depicting a quetzal bird perched atop a scroll inscribed with the independence date, framed by two crossed rifles and two crossed swords, all enclosed within an open wreath of laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon. The legend 'LIBERTAD 15 DE SETIEMBRE DE 1821' appears on the scroll in the central field. A fine dentilated border runs along the inner edge of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | LIBERTAD 15 DE SETIEMBRE DE 1821 (Translation: Freedom 15th Sept. 1821) |
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Guatemala's 1900 coinage experiments coincided with the Reyna Barrios administration's collapse and the rise of Manuel Estrada Cabrera, who seized power in February of that year following Reyna Barrios's assassination. Pattern issues from this transitional moment are rarely documented with precision, and KM#Pn35 is no exception — the surviving population is small enough that auction appearances are years apart.
The copper-nickel composition distinguishes it from the silver production coinage it was presumably meant to replace or complement, suggesting a cost-reduction trial that never advanced to adoption.