Catalog
50 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1974-1983 |
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| Size | 156 x 67 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Carlos O. Zachrisson at right, set against a fine guilloche underprint in orange and violet tones, with a quetzal bird in flight at upper centre-left. The large numeral '50' and the legend 'CINCUENTA QUETZALES' appear at left, with the bank title 'BANCO DE GUATEMALA' and 'GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA' across the top. An inset vignette of a Mayan stele is positioned at lower centre-right, flanked by the authorization date and signatory titles along the bottom margin. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette illustrates a coffee harvest scene with workers picking and processing coffee berries beneath trees, with a volcanic cone in the background, rendered in orange intaglio against a lavender-violet guilloche underprint. The caption 'CORTE DE CAFE' appears below the central scene. The bank title 'BANCO DE GUATEMALA' and denomination '50' are printed across the top, with 'CINCUENTA QUETZALES' in large letters along the lower margin; ornate Mayan-inspired border panels in violet run along both vertical edges. |
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| Protection description | the quetzal bird embedded in the paper; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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