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100 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Value | 100 Quetzales (100 GTQ) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Bishop and Bachelor Francisco Marroquín, first Bishop of Guatemala and defender of indigenous peoples, rendered in intaglio. A Quetzal bird appears alongside a Mayan deity sculpture, with a stylised pyramid forming part of the underprint composition. The issuing authority inscription and the lengthy commemorative title of Marroquín run along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | The University of San Carlos de Borromeo in Antigua, founded in 1676, occupies the central vignette, surrounded by Mayan glyphic writings and ornamental border elements drawn from pre-Columbian iconography. A Mayan deity sculpture is incorporated as a see-through registration device aligned between obverse and reverse. The denomination and founding legend of the university appear in the lower inscription panel. |
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| Protection type | See-through register, Security thread |
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