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| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1998-2007 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | MONJA BLANCA FLOR NACIONAL 50 CENTAVOS (Translation: White Nun Orchid National Flower) |
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| Additional information |
Guatemala's 50 centavos coinage underwent a quiet but deliberate compositional shift in the late 1990s, when the Banco de Guatemala moved away from earlier magnetic alloys. The "non-magnetic" designation distinguishes this type from contemporaneous issues and matters practically for automated coin-handling systems — vending machines and transit validators across Central America were recalibrated specifically around these magnetic properties during this period.