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10 Quetzales Banco de Guatemala, 1st. type
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1948-1964 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in red, the reverse carries a central vignette reproducing a painted scene representing the founding of colonial Guatemala, framed by denomination inscriptions. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE GUATEMALA 10 DIEZ QUETZALES (Translation: Bank of Guatemala Ten Quetzals) |
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The Banco de Guatemala was established in 1946 following the Bretton Woods-aligned monetary reforms of the Arévalo administration, which dismantled the old Banco Central and created a proper central bank with exclusive note-issuing authority. This 10 Quetzales note belongs to the first substantive series issued under that new framework — a politically significant clean break from the colonial-era banking arrangements that had persisted well into the twentieth century.
The sixteen-year print run covered two Pick references because ABNC re-entered the series number when signature combinations changed with successive administrations. Same plates, different signatories.