Catalog
2 Escudos Guatemala
| Issuer | Federal Republic of Central America |
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| Year | 1825-1847 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a radiant sun with a human face rising above a range of five volcanoes, symbolizing the five member states of the Federal Republic. The design is enclosed within a circular legend, with the date inscribed in the lower exergue. The overall composition reflects the neoclassical republican iconography characteristic of early Central American coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A ceiba tree occupies the central field, dividing the denomination indication on either side. The patriotic motto is arranged in a circular legend around the periphery. Below the tree, the mint mark, assayer's initial, and gold fineness in karats are inscribed, providing the essential production details of the coin in accordance with standard Spanish colonial and early republican minting conventions. |
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The Federal Republic of Central America was a short-lived union that fractured almost immediately after its 1823 founding, with member states peeling away under regional caudillos and civil war throughout the 1830s and into the 1840s. Guatemala City's mint continued striking coinage in the federation's name well past the point of political coherence — by the time the last pieces were produced, the republic had effectively ceased to exist, with Guatemala itself declaring full independence in 1847.
The Guatemala mint's gold output during this period was modest and inconsistent, subject to frequent interruptions from the conflicts that dismembered the federation piece by piece.