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10 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Currency | Quetzal (1925-date) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of General Miguel García Granados at right in intaglio, set against a red and pink guilloche underprint; at left, a vignette of the resplendent quetzal bird is positioned above a Mayan glyph panel, with the numeral '10' within the central guilloche cartouche. The bank title 'BANCO DE GUATEMALA' and 'GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA' run across the top margin, with 'DIEZ QUETZALES' inscribed below the central cartouche and the serial number repeated at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The central field carries a detailed multicolour intaglio vignette of the 1872 session of the Asamblea Nacional Legislativa, with delegates seated around a large table in an ornate legislative chamber hung with draped flags. The legend 'SESIÓN DE LA ASAMBLEA NACIONAL LEGISLATIVA DE 1872' appears below the vignette, while a Mayan decorative panel in red guilloche occupies the right margin and 'DIEZ QUETZALES' is inscribed at lower centre. |
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| Protection type | Security thread, Watermark |
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