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100 Quetzales
| Issuer | Banco de Guatemala |
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| Year | 1989-1992 |
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| Reference(s) | P#78 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of Francisco Marroquín, first Bishop of Guatemala and founder of the Colegio Mayor, at right in intaglio, with a quetzal bird and a Mayan figure vignette at left centre against a guilloche underprint. The denomination '100' appears in large numerals at centre, with the bank title 'BANCO DE GUATEMALA' and 'GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA' across the top. Two facsimile signatures of the Gerente and Contador General de Cuentas are printed below the central vignette, with an authorization date notation at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE GUATEMALA GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA CIEN QUETZALES 100 GERENTE PRESIDENTE CONTADOR GENERAL DE CUENTAS DEFENSOR DE LOS INDIGENAS Y CREADOR DEL COLEGIO MAYOR AUTORIZACION 1 ENERO 1989 |
| Reverse description | A large central vignette depicts the arcaded courtyard of the Universidad de San Carlos de Borromeo in Antigua Guatemala, rendered in fine intaglio engraving with a decorative guilloche border. The numeral '100' appears at upper right and lower left, flanking the main scene, with an ornate Mayan-style decorative column motif at right. The bank title 'BANCO DE GUATEMALA' runs across the top, and the legend 'CIEN QUETZALES' is inscribed along the lower margin. |
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