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100 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1972-1983 |
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| Printer | De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Bishop Francisco Marroquín at right, rendered in intaglio, with a quetzal bird and Mayan stele vignette at centre-left against a multicolour guilloche underprint. The denomination '100 CIEN QUETZALES' appears in large numerals and text at left, with the authorization date inscribed at lower right. Three manuscript signatures of bank officials appear along the bottom margin. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the arcaded courtyard of the Universidad de San Carlos de Borromeo in Antigua Guatemala, rendered in detailed intaglio line work with arched colonnades extending to both sides. The denomination numeral '100' appears within ornamental Mayan-style medallions at left and right, with 'CIEN QUETZALES' lettered across the lower centre. A Mayan serpent motif decorates the far right border. |
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| Signature(s) | 1972 - Carlos Aparicio Valdés and Lizardo Arturo Sandoval 1974 - Carlos Aparicio Valdés and Lizardo Arturo Sandoval 1975 - Jorge Lamport Rodil and Ramiro Castillo Love 1977 - Jorge Lamport Rodil and Ramiro Castillo Love 1979 - Jorge Lamport Rodil and Ramiro Castillo Love 1981 - Lizardo Arturo Sandoval and Ramiro Castillo Love 1983 - Lizardo Arturo Sandoval and Ramiro Castillo Love |
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