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[[Image:Guatemala 1995 5 centavos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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In 1925, the currency was reformed and the peso was dropped in favor of the quetzal (1 quetzal = US$1 = 60 pesos). The regime managed to maintain the parity with the dollar until the 1980's. The specimen shown is of a type struck for Guatemala in 1995. This basic type has many subtypes as the regime contracted various foreign mints to produce the coin.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common.

''Specification:'' 1.6 g, copper-nickel, 16 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 276.5.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Stickney, Brian, ''A Monetary History of Central America,'' New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.

''Link to:''
* [[Guatemala 1987 5 centavos|1987 5 centavos]]
* [[Guatemala 1995 quetzal KM-Pn46|1995 pattern quetzal]]
* [[Guatemala 2000 5 centavos|2000 5 centavos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1995]]
* return to coins of [[Guatemala]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Guatemala 1995 5 centavos - Revision history

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