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1 Quetzal
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1962-1972 |
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| Value | 1 Quetzal (1 GTQ) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE GUATEMALA GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA UN QUETZAL Palacio de los Capitanes Generales PRESIDENTE GERENTE JEFE DE LA CONTADURIA DE CUENTAS (Translation: Bank of Guatemala / Guatemala, Central America / One Quetzal / Palace of the Captains General / President / Manager / Head of the Accounts Department) |
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| Protection description | a quetzal bird embedded in the paper, visible when held to light |
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Guatemala's relationship with Thomas De La Rue stretched across most of the twentieth century, and this series reflects the printer's standard commercial security work of the period — functional, competent, and built around the cotton substrate that De La Rue favored for tropical climates where humidity accelerates paper degradation. The ten-year span of issue (1962–1972) is notable: Guatemala cycled through political instability and military governments throughout this period, yet the note design remained unchanged, suggesting deliberate monetary conservatism from the Banco de Guatemala.
The watermark is the sole listed security feature, which was not unusual for low-denomination De La Rue work of this era.