1 Centavo

1 Centavo - obverse1 Centavo - reverse

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Features

Issuer Guatemala
Period Republic (1841-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1954-1958
Value 1 Centavo (0.01 GTQ)
Currency Quetzal (1925-date)
Composition Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel)
Weight 3 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness 1.52 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 6 January 1997
Number
N#
14297
References KM# 259
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.

Series: System: 1949-1964

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA
1957

Translation: Republic of Guatemala

Reverse

Denomination at top. Bust left with legend at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UN CENTAVO
FRAY BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS

Translation: One Centavo

Edge

Plain

Mint

Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962)

Comments

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

Of the coins dated 1954, 240,000 were minted in 1954 and 9,760,000 were minted in 1955.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1954  10 000 000 $ 0.09 $ 1.10 56% Minted in 1954-55
1954  0.4% Specimen
1957  1 600 000 20%
1957  0% Specimen
1958  2 000 000 $ 0.99 $ 0.99 $ 0.99 $ 0.99 40%

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