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5 Centavos
| Issuer | Guatemala |
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| Year | 1971-1977 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 CENTAVOS LIBRE CREZCA FECUNDO (Translation: Free Grows Fertile) |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Guatemala's switch to nickel brass for this denomination in 1971 coincided with a period of significant political instability — the country was under military-dominated governance through much of this decade, with Carlos Arana Osorio's presidency marked by a state of siege and widespread political violence. Coinage decisions during these years were largely administrative rather than celebratory, driven by material costs rather than any monetary reform agenda.