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5 Centavos
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Value | 5 Centavos (0.05 GTQ) |
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| Reverse description | A large ceiba tree with an expansive, detailed canopy occupies the upper and central field, its exposed roots spreading across the lower portion. The denomination 5 CENTAVOS is inscribed to the right of the trunk in two lines. The patriotic motto LIBRE CREZCA FECUNDO curves along the lower periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 CENTAVOS LIBRE CREZCA FECUNDO (Translation: Free Grow Fertile) |
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| Additional information |
Guatemala's 1953 gold 5 centavos is an oddity in the republic's coinage history. The standard circulating issue was struck in silver, but a small number of gold specimens — almost certainly proofs or presentation pieces — were produced under the administration of Jacobo Árbenz. Within a year, a CIA-backed coup would remove Árbenz from power, making any official numismatic output from this government politically inconvenient enough that documentation on these gold strikes remains sparse.