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10 Pesos Obverse Trial
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1894 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central motif features the Guatemalan national coat of arms: a quetzal bird perched atop a scroll inscribed with the independence date, flanked by two crossed rifles and two crossed swords, with laurel branches encircling the shield. A scroll beneath the quetzal bears the legend LIBERTAD 15 DE SETIEMBRE DE 1821, commemorating Guatemalan independence. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA runs along the periphery between beaded inner borders. The partial date 189 appears in the exergue at the bottom of the obverse, with the final digit absent, consistent with the obverse trial nature of this piece. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Guatemala's 1894 coinage program coincided with the Liberal reform government of José María Reina Barrios, who had taken power the previous year and pursued aggressive modernization of the country's monetary infrastructure. Trial pieces from this period were typically struck in white metal to assess die quality and design approval before committing to the specified alloy — this piece almost certainly never left official hands.