Guatemala 1808-NG M 1/2 real
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In 1776, an earthquake demolished Antigua Guatemala (including the mint) and a new city was built some miles away. To mark the move, the mintmark was changed to "NG" ("Nueva Guatemala", still the capital of Guatemala) on all issues of 1777 and after. Assayer "M" is noted for the years 1785-1821. As no bust of Ferdinand VII was available in 1808, the bust of Charles IV, who abdicated in 1808, was used. This type is priced about triple that of Mexico.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.896 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15039, KM 60.
- Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
Links to:
- 1807 ½ real
- 1808 ¼ real
- Chile 1808 ½ real
- Mexico 1808-Mo TH 1/2 real
- Peru 1808 ½ real, imaginary bust of Ferdinand VII
- 1808 real, bust of Ferdinand
- 1808 2 reales, bust of Charles IV
- 1808 2 reales, bust of Ferdinand VII
- 1808 4 reales, bust of Charles IV
- 1808 4 reales, bust of Ferdinand VII
- 1808 8 reales Charles IV
- 1808 8 reales, Ferdinand VII
- 1808 2 escudos
- 1808 8 escudos
- 1809 ½ real
- Coins and currency dated 1808
- return to coins of Guatemala