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5 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 2014-2022 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of General Justo Rufino Barrios at right, set against a red-pink guilloche background with a stepped pyramid vignette; at centre, a large numeral '5' in intaglio over an orange rosette underprint with the denomination 'CINCO QUETZALES' above, flanked by a coloured quetzal bird in flight at upper left and the Guatemalan flag below. The bank title 'BANCO DE GUATEMALA' and 'GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA' appear in a dark blue letterpress panel at top, with pre-Columbian decorative motifs at the corners. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a female teacher reading an open book with three young students at a classroom desk, a blackboard inscribed with vowels, letters and numerals visible in the background, and the Guatemalan flag to the right; the panel is framed by a caption referencing General Justo Rufino Barrios's establishment of free and compulsory primary education. Pre-Columbian Maya glyphs and deity motifs decorate the left border and lower right corners, with an orange guilloche underprint and a small Guatemalan flag vignette at right. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE GUATEMALA CINCO QUETZALES 5 EL GRAL. JUSTO RUFINO BARRIOS ESTABLECIÓ LA ENSEÑANZA PRIMARIA, GRATUITA, LAICA Y OBLIGATORIA AEIOU ABCDE 1234567890 |
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