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This type was struck for [[Guatemala]] by the Royal Mint in London 1928-38 and at Philadelphia in 1943. A similar type with slightly different lettering (KM 239.1) was issued 1925-49. In 1949, the denomination was redesigned to place the ''Monolito de Quirigua,'' a Mayan stele, on the obverse, which design is still in use, tho it is no longer issued in silver. This date is common except in uncirculated. | This type was struck for [[Guatemala]] by the Royal Mint in London 1928-38 and at Philadelphia in 1943. A similar type with slightly different lettering (KM 239.1) was issued 1925-49. In 1949, the denomination was redesigned to place the ''Monolito de Quirigua,'' a Mayan stele, on the obverse, which design is still in use, tho it is no longer issued in silver. This date is common except in uncirculated. | ||
Revision as of 08:31, 31 August 2022
This type was struck for Guatemala by the Royal Mint in London 1928-38 and at Philadelphia in 1943. A similar type with slightly different lettering (KM 239.1) was issued 1925-49. In 1949, the denomination was redesigned to place the Monolito de Quirigua, a Mayan stele, on the obverse, which design is still in use, tho it is no longer issued in silver. This date is common except in uncirculated.
Recorded mintage: 500,000.
Specification: 3.33 g, .720 fine silver, .077 oz ASW, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 239.2.
- 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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