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100 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 2010-2023 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The right portion of the obverse bears a portrait of Francisco Marroquín, first Bishop of Guatemala, rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint in olive and brown tones. At left, a vignette of a quetzal bird perched above a Maya jade figurine is set within a multicolour decorative panel. The bank title BANCO DE GUATEMALA and country inscription GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA appear across the top, with the denomination numeral 100 in bold intaglio at centre and lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a central vignette illustrating the cloister and arcaded corridors of the Universidad de San Carlos de Borromeo in Antigua Guatemala, rendered in fine intaglio line work with a garden courtyard in the foreground. A secondary vignette at right depicts a standing figure in colonial-era robes, printed as a watermark-style ghost image against the guilloche background. The bank title BANCO DE GUATEMALA and denomination legend CIEN QUETZALES appear in intaglio lettering across the upper and lower registers respectively. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE GUATEMALA CIEN QUETZALES 100 UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE BORROMEO, FUNDADA EN 1676, ANTES COLEGIO MAYOR, ANTIGUO COLEGIO MAYOR DIEDERIK & UVARIAH |
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