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16 Pesos Rafael Carrera
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1863-1865 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | RAFAEL CARRERA PTE DE LA RA. DE GUATEMALA FRENER F (Translation: Rafael Carrera President of the Republic of Guatemala) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Rafael Carrera ruled Guatemala as a largely illiterate mestizo caudillo who had risen through peasant rebellion to become the country's dominant political figure — an unlikely architect of a gold coinage series. The 16 Peso denomination was introduced as Guatemala attempted to maintain a functioning hard currency amid chronic regional instability following Central American federation collapse. Carrera died in office in April 1865, making the latest-dated pieces from this short window among the final monetary acts of his government.