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Latest revision as of 21:30, 3 March 2025
The specimen shown is from a type struck for Guatemala 1949-58. Guatemala still issues ten centavo pieces with the "Monolito de Quirigua" (the monolith of Quirigua, a Mayan stele) but the alloy was changed to copper-nickel in 1965, same as the United States.
Recorded mintage: 388,000.
Specification: 3.33 g, 0.720 fine silver, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 256.1.
- 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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