Difference between revisions of "Guatemala 1956 10 centavos"

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m
(added link)
 
Line 17: Line 17:
 
''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''
 
* [[Guatemala 1955 10 centavos|1955 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Guatemala 1955 10 centavos|1955 10 centavos]]
 +
* [[Guatemala 1956 5 centavos|1956 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Guatemala 1956 25 centavos|1956 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Guatemala 1956 25 centavos|1956 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Guatemala 1958 10 centavos|1958 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Guatemala 1958 10 centavos|1958 10 centavos]]

Latest revision as of 10:46, 3 September 2022

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Guatemala 1956 10 centavos rev DSLR.jpg

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. This type was struck for Guatemala in 1949-58. The "Monolito de Quirigua", shown here, replaced a quetzal on the obverse. The denomination was converted to copper-nickel in 1965.

Recorded mintage: 501,000, a slightly scarcer date.

Specification: 3.33 g, 0.720 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 256.1.

Source:

  • 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.

Link to: