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FOUR DIFFERENT STYLES of GUATEMALAN 25 CENTAVO COINS - 1926 - 1961
FOUR DIFFERENT STYLES of GUATEMALAN 25 CENTAVO COINS - 1926 - 1961

FOUR DIFFERENT STYLES of GUATEMALAN 25 CENTAVO COINS - 1926 - 1961

$ 11.73

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Year: 1926
  • Composition: Silver
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Guatemala
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Denomination: Centavo
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    FOUR DIFFERENT STYLES of GUATEMALAN 25 CENTAVO COINS
    These four coins show the evolution of the 25
    centavos de Quetzal
    coin between 1926 and 1961. All four coins are 27 mm in diameter --very similar to the diameter of a U.S. quarter, and this is not coincidental, for at the time of their minting, the
    Quetzal
    was on a par with the U.S. dollar, so that 25
    centavos de Quetzal
    would have been worth 25 US cents…at least nominally.
    However the U.S. quarter was .900 fine silver, and these Guatemalan coins were minted with lower silver content.
    I believe all four coins are composed of .720 fine silver, but only the 1955 & 1961 coins are marked .720.
    The obverse of the 1926 coin features a Quetzal bird (“Bird of Liberty”, national symbol of Guatemala, and namesake for the Guatemalan monetary unit) resting on a column beside the stated value “1/4 QUETZAL” AND ENCIRCLED BY THE WORDS “LEY DE 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE
    1924”.
    The reverse features the Guatemalan coat of arms encircled by the words “REPUBLICA DE GUTEMALA” and the date”1926”. The edge is lettered: “REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA AMERICA CENTRAL”.
    The obverse of the 1943 coin features a map of Guatemala and a Quetzal bird, and the words ‘REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA”.
    The reverse shows the then new
    palacio nacional
    (capitol building) in Guatemala City, surrounded by the words “VEINTICINCO CENTAVOS DE QUETZAL” and the date “1943”.
    The edge is reeded.
    The obverse of the 1955 coin shows a Mayan woman from the Tzutuji’il Maya town of Santiago Atitlán (it is the headdress she is wearing that proclaims she is from Santiago; even today the inhabitants of many Maya towns wear traditional village specific clothing).
    The obverse also states the value “25 CENTAVOS”.
    The reverse shows the Guatemalan coat of arms, surrounded by the words “REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA”, the silver content .720, and the date 1955.
    The edge is milled. The 1961 coin is very similar to the 1955 coin, but the portrait of the Maya woman has been slightly updated.
    The winning bidder will receive the exact same four coins pictured here.