5 Centavos

5 Centavos - obverse5 Centavos - reverse

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Features

Issuer Guatemala
Period Republic (1841-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1925-1949
Value 5 Centavos (0.05 GTQ)
Currency Quetzal (1925-date)
Composition Silver (.720) (Copper .280)
Weight 1.66 g
Diameter 15.5 mm
Thickness 1.0 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 6 January 1997
Number
N#
2999
References KM# 238
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: 1925-1949

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA
0.720 1945

Translation:
Republic of Guatemala
0.720 1945

Reverse

Quetzal on column. With legend around and value at left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5 CENTAVOS
- LEY DE 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1924 -

Translation: Law from 26th Nov 1924

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Casa de Moneda de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (1733-date)
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

Comments

KM#238.1 - Long bird's tail obverse.
KM#238.2 - Short birds tail obverse, without initials.

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

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1925  1 103 700 $ 8.20 7% KM#238.1; Guatemala City Mint
1928  1 000 000 $ 1.80 8% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint
1928  0.8% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint; Proof
1929  1 000 000 $ 3.80 8% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint
1929  0.6% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint; Proof
1932  2 000 000 $ 2.20 $ 6.00 17% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint
1932  1.4% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint; Proof
1933  600 000 6% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint
1933  0.5% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint; Proof
1934  1 200 000 $ 1.30 $ 1.40 10% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint
1934  0.6% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint; Proof
1937  400 000 5% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint
1937  0.5% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint; Proof
1938  300 000 $ 3.80 3% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint
1938  0.4% KM#238.2; Royal British Mint; Proof
1943  900 000 $ 1.10 11% KM#238.2; Philadelphia Mint
1944  1 026 000 8% KM#238.1; Guatemala City Mint
1945  4 020 000 $ 1.10 $ 1.20 $ 2.50 $ 3.30 $ 6.00 $ 9.00 50% KM#238.1; Guatemala City Mint
1947  1 834 000 8% KM#238.1; Guatemala City Mint
1948  1 102 661 $ 3.20 13% KM#238.1; Guatemala City Mint
1949  551 000 $ 5.30 7% KM#238.1; Guatemala City Mint

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