Catalog
10 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1992-1994 |
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| Currency | Quetzal (1925-date) |
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| Obverse description | The right half of the note is dominated by an intaglio portrait of General Miguel García Granados, President of the Republic 1871–1873, set against a geometrically patterned guilloche background with pre-Columbian Mayan motifs rendered in the right margin. To the left, a multicolour vignette of the national bird, the Resplendent Quetzal, appears in flight above a central denomination numeral '10' framed by elaborate Mayan-style ornamentation, with two facsimile signatures below — those of the Gerente, the Presidente, and the Contralor General de Cuentas. The upper border carries the bank title 'BANCO DE GUATEMALA' and 'GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA' in relief lettering within a red guilloche band, with the authorization date printed vertically along the right edge. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a detailed multicolour intaglio scene of the 1872 session of the National Legislative Assembly, with delegates seated around a chamber table and a standing orator at centre, beneath a draped blue curtain and an oval medallion bearing the national arms. Pre-Columbian Mayan glyph panels occupy the right field, alongside a seated Mayan figure in relief, while bold denomination numerals '10' appear in both the lower left and lower right corners in contrasting blue and red guilloche cartouches. The bank title 'BANCO DE GUATEMALA' is inscribed in the upper red border band. |
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| Protection type | Security thread, Watermark |
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