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1 Real Rafael Carrera
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1859-1860 |
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| Value | 1 Real (1/8) |
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| Reverse description | The Guatemalan coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield bearing mountains and a steamship on water, flanked by two crossed rifles and two crossed swords, with a quetzal bird perched atop the shield and a radiant sun above. Two laurel branches flank the central device, and a ribbon bearing the national motto wraps across the lower portion of the arms. The fineness designation L.10D.20G. appears at the lower left, the date at the lower right, and the denomination UN REAL is inscribed along the lower rim, all separated by decorative rosettes. The entire design is enclosed within a dentilated border. |
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| Reverse lettering | L.10D.20G. * UN REAL * 1859 • R. (Translation: L 0.902777 One Real 1859R) |
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Rafael Carrera ruled Guatemala from 1844 until his death in 1865, spending much of that period consolidating conservative and clerical power against the liberal reforms sweeping Central America. This silver real was struck during the final years of his presidency-for-life designation, granted by the Guatemalan assembly in 1854. The .903 fineness was a modest reduction from earlier colonial-era standards, reflecting the chronic fiscal strain that plagued Central American republics throughout the mid-nineteenth century.
KM#132 is a short-lived type, produced across just two years before further monetary adjustments.