½ Centavo without dot

Features

Issuer	Guatemala
Period	Republic (1841-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1932
Value	½ Centavo (0.005 GTQ)
Currency	Quetzal (1925-date)
Composition	Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel)
Weight	1.5 g
Diameter	16 mm
Thickness	1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	6 January 1997
Number	N# 14268
References	KM# 248.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Series: System: 1925-1949

Obverse

Coat of arms, legend at top and date at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA
1932

Translation: Republic of Guatemala

Reverse

Denomination in lettering.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MEDIO
CENTAVO
DE
QUETZAL

Translation:
Half
Centavo
of a
Quetzal

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

Comments

While these coins are no longer in circulation, they are still redeemable by the Bank of Guatemala for face value.

3,000,000 of this type were minted in 1932 and 3,000,000 were minted in 1933.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1932	6 000 000	$ 2.40	$ 2.40	$ 3.70	$ 6.20	$ 9.40	Minted in 1932-33	100%
1932							Proof	0.2%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 231934 Lot 64293	22 Aug 2019	1932 – Proof	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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