| Issuer | Guatemala |
| Year | 1943-1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Centavos (0.02 GTQ) |
| Currency | Quetzal (1925-date) |
| Composition | Brass (70% Copper, 30% Zinc) |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Dimensions | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 6 January 1997 |
| Reference(s) | KM#252 |
| Obverse description | The Quetzal bird perched on a shield, very long tail feathers curving below. With legend at top and date at bottom. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA
• 1943 • (Translation: Republic of Guatemala) |
| Reverse description | A branch with leaves and flowers, curving on the right side of the coin. With value in lettering. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | DOS
CENTAVOS
DE
QUETZAL (Translation: Two Centavos of a Quetzal) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
| Mintage | 1943 - Philadephia Mint - 150 000 1944 - San Francisco Mint - 1 100 000 |
| Catalog ID | 5651110840 |
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