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| − | The specimen shown is of a type common in all grades. The type was struck | + | The specimen shown is of a type common in all grades. The type was struck 1900-01 and 1910-12 at the Heaton mint along with copper-nickel half and quarter reales. Guatemala was the last country in Latin America to abandon the real, in 1912, a reflection of the extreme conservatism of the peasant society. |
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Revision as of 10:10, 31 August 2022
The specimen shown is of a type common in all grades. The type was struck 1900-01 and 1910-12 at the Heaton mint along with copper-nickel half and quarter reales. Guatemala was the last country in Latin America to abandon the real, in 1912, a reflection of the extreme conservatism of the peasant society.
Recorded mintage: 8,000,000.
Specification: copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 177.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
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