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5 Centavos
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Guatemala occupies the central field, featuring a resplendent quetzal bird perched atop a scroll inscribed 'LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821', flanked by crossed rifles and swords, and surrounded by laurel branches. The circular legend 'REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA' runs along the upper periphery. The silver fineness '0.720' appears at the lower left and the date '1949' at the lower right of the exergue area. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Guatemala's 5 centavos silver coinage of this period was authorized under the monetary framework established after the 1944 October Revolution, which ousted dictator Jorge Ubico's successor and brought Juan José Arévalo to power. The new government maintained silver in small denomination coinage longer than most Central American neighbors, who had largely abandoned it by the late 1940s. KM#255 was struck at the Guatemala City mint.