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Latest revision as of 22:29, 3 March 2025

from the Acanthite collection
from the Acanthite collection

The specimen shown is from a type struck for Guatemala 1965-70. Guatemala still issues ten centavo pieces with the "Monolito de Quirigua" (the monolith of Quirigua, a Mayan stele). As occurred in the United States, the composition was changed from silver to base metal alloy in 1965.

Recorded mintage: 3,120,000.

Specification: 2.85 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 267.

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.

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