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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Republic of Guatemala |
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| Year | 1872-1878 |
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| Engraver(s) | Johann-Baptist Frener |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Liberty, her hair elaborately dressed with floral and foliate adornments, occupying the central field. The engraver's signature FRENER appears incuse beneath the truncation. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination CINCO PESOS is inscribed along the lower arc, flanked by two small lozenge-shaped ornaments. The entire design is contained within a finely beaded inner border surrounded by a reeded rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guatemala's 5 Pesos gold coinage of this period was struck under the liberal reform government that came to power following the 1871 revolution led by Justo Rufino Barrios and Miguel García Granados. Barrios, who consolidated control by 1873, aggressively restructured the country's financial institutions and currency system as part of a broader modernization program. The peso coinage issued under his regime was intended to anchor Guatemala's participation in international trade at a moment when Central American republics were competing to attract foreign investment.
The .900 fine standard mirrors the Latin Monetary Union specifications, almost certainly a deliberate alignment rather than coincidence.