Guatemala 1897 peso

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This type was minted in Guatemala in large numbers 1894-97 with help from the Heaton mint in Birmingham, England. It is the last in a series of seated liberty designs beginning in 1872. They were struck to displace the Chilean pesos and Peruvian soles counterstamped in 1894.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 0.723 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 210.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1894-H peso
• (1894) c/s on Chile peso
• (1894) c/s on Peru sol
• 1897 ¼ real
• 1898 2 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1897
• return to coins of Guatemala