12½ Centavos Provisional coinage

Features

Issuer	Guatemala
Period	Republic (1841-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1915
Value	12 and a ½ Centavos (0.125)
Currency	Peso (1859-1925)
Composition	Copper
Weight	2.9 g
Diameter	24.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 14272 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 230 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Legend at top. Provisional in the middle with a dot up and down with rays. Date at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPÚBLICA DE GUATEMALA
PROVISIONAL
1915

Translation:
Republic of Guatemala
Provisional

Reverse

Value in letter at top, and in number at center. With metal at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DOCE Y MEDIO CENTAVOS
12½
COBRE

Translation:
Twelve and a half cents
12½
Copper

Edge

Plain

Mint

Comments

Provisional coinage 1915-1923 was made in order to facilitate conversion from the Real system to the decimal system, because up to that point Real and Peso were both legal tender, but Real was being phased out. For most of fraction it was easy to convert them, but being a system based on 8, an 1/8 Peso equivalent was needed, this 12.5 coin was the answer.  There are two varieties of this coin.  The one pictured has a short "1" in the denomination on the reverse.  Another variety exists with a longer "1" which extends even with the bottom of the "2" .

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Price
	Katz Auction 69 Lot 3076	Oct 29, 2022	VF	USD 16.21 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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