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12 1/2 Centavos Provisional Coinage
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Value | 121/2 Centavos (0.125) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the large bold fractional numeral 12 1/2 at center, enclosed within a raised circular border that separates the denomination from the surrounding legend. The circular legend DOCE Y MEDIO CENTAVOS arcs across the upper portion of the rim, while COBRE appears at the lower rim, denoting the copper composition of this provisional issue. The design is simple and functional, emphasizing denomination clarity in keeping with the emergency coinage context. A beaded inner border and milled outer rim frame the composition. |
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Guatemala's 1915 provisional issues were struck during a period of acute monetary disruption tied to the outbreak of World War I, which severed normal trade flows and caused silver to be hoarded or exported across Central America. Bronze fractional pieces filled the gap left by vanishing silver coinage. The 12½ centavo denomination itself is a relic of the colonial real system — one real equaling 12½ centavos — still embedded in everyday accounting long after decimalization.