1 Quetzal

Features

Issuer	Guatemala
Period	Republic (1841-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1998-2012
Value	1 Quetzal 1 GTQ = USD 0.13
Currency	Quetzal (1925-date)
Composition	Nickel brass (Copper 70%, Zinc 28%, Nickel 2%)
Weight	11.0 g
Diameter	29 mm
Thickness	2.41 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 2315 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 284, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. Schön# 59 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA
LIBERTAD
15 DE
SETIEMBRE
DE 1821
2001

Translation:
Republic of Guatemala
Liberty
15 of
September
of 1821

Reverse

Stylized peace dove, with the word Paz (Peace), celebrating the end of civil war on December 29, 1996.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Paz Firme y Duradera
Paz
1
Quetzal
29 de Diciembre de 1996

Translation:
Strong and Lasting Peace
Peace
29th of December 1996

Edge

Reeded.

Comments

1998: Trial strike that eventually made it to circulation. Plain and Reeded edge varieties.

Different design and letters of obverse and reverse:

The different designs of obverses as found by Ina Huitema and Gijs Vlothuizen

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1998									0.9%	Very rare
1999				$ 0.93	$ 0.75	$ 0.95	$ 1.13	$ 2.01	41%
2000			$ 0.15	$ 0.35	$ 0.57	$ 1.30	$ 1.56		31%	Small letters
2001		$ 0.12	$ 0.34	$ 0.44	$ 0.50	$ 0.74	$ 1.09	$ 1.13	38%
2006	8 000			$ 0.34	$ 0.57	$ 0.65	$ 1.13	$ 1.80	20%
2008	33 040 000				$ 0.51				9%
2011					$ 0.53				6%
2012	50 000 000				$ 0.36	$ 1.21		$ 1.85	8%

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